Class Notes for Geographical Sciences at University of British Columbia

Lecture 14 + 15 Notes Tuesday, 6 March 2018 9:30 AM Volcanic Geomorphology Volcanoes:A re dramatic geomorphic agents, associated effects stretch FAR beyond the volcanic boundaries, and occur in ver...

Lecture 16 Notes Tuesday, 20 March 2018 9:48 AM Tectonic Geomorphology Geomorphologists attempt to understand how you get from a certain landscape to another landform (i.e. erosion/upl how the evolution...

Lecture 13 Notes Thursday, 1 March 2018 9:33 AM Glacial and Periglacial II Glacier Mass Balance The volume of ice at any given instance in time, is addition of ice minus the loss of ice, ...

Lecture 17 + 18 Notes Sunday, 25 March 2018 12:02 PM Geomorphology and Climate Climate : The long term average of day to day weather, influences geomorphology (they are inexplicably linked) The...

Lecture 19 Notes Thursday, 29 March 2018 9:51 AM Landscape Evolution Landscape Evolution Reflects the integration of climate, topography, tectonics, geology and biology Dependent on the spatial distribution of each and the...

Lecture 12 Notes Thursday, 1 March 2018 11:21 AM Glacial and Periglacial Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes Ice masses + glaciers are IMPORTANT GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES, they are also associated with physical effects Earths cl...

Lecture 11 Notes Tuesday, 13 February 2018 2:16 PM Channels III Floodplains> built up by sediments deposited during floods, essentially the low ground which is adjacent to stream channels they can form 3 different types of...

Lecture 10 Notes Friday, 9 February 20185:10 PM Channels II Sediment Transport Sediment is transported when the DRIVING FORCE (frictional force, drag force, lift force) exceeds the RESISTING FORCES (e.g. gravity) Sediment ...

Lecture 1 + 2 Notes Thursday, 4 January 20181:37 AM 10 pretests online, only the best 9 count (submit it by 9am the next morning before lecture) The pretest can be restarted and attempted as many times as you want Most of ...

Lecture 6 Notes Tuesday, 23 January 2018 9:31 AM Drainage Basins Drainage Basin : The upslope area drained by a stream and its tributaries, they define the area and its river drains (all the individual bits of lands that w...

Lecture 8 Notes Thursday, 1 February 2018 9:41 AM Hillslopes II Infinite Slope ModelC:onsiders the balance of forces at a point on a potential failure plane assumed to have a constant slope and ext...

Lecture 5 Notes Thursday, 18 January 20182:01 PM Geomorphic Hydrology II Hydrological Cycle : What happens between precipitation event and river flow? Precipitation sometimes never reaches the ground...

Lecture 4 Notes Tuesday, 16 January 20189:31 AM Quiz #1: January 25th, Room 200 Conten: t Chapters 1, 2, 4 of reading Lectures until Thursday January 16th Also includes Lab ...

Lecture 9 Notes Tuesday, 6 February 2018 9:37 AM Channels Stream Channels --> we are interested in them because they change the landscape, they drain landscapes and carry material fr...

Lecture 7 Notes Tuesday, 30 January 2018 9:31 AM Hillslopes Material--> Either BEDROCK or SOIL MANTLE Bedrock: In arid regions, steeper, weathered soil S...