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Erosion-Driven Stratigraphic Geomorphology
1911 - 1921
The early twentieth century geomorphology centers on erosion and degradational processes as key drivers of landscape evolution across climates, linking desert degradation, piedmont erosion cycles, and high-latitude landforms through sediment dynamics and stratigraphic context. Coastal and lacustrine geomorphology reveals shoreline and shoreface dynamics, cliff erosion, and lake-basin sedimentation, with marine contexts shaping landforms across continents. Mapping and landform description anchor early integrated geography approaches, combining geology with geographic reasoning and tectonic perspectives.
• Erosion and degradational processes emerge as the central driver of landscape evolution across climates, linking desert degradation, piedmont erosion cycles, and high-latitude landforms through sediment dynamics and stratigraphic context [4], [7], [9], [15], [18].
• Coastal and lacustrine geomorphology reveals regional shoreline and shoreface dynamics, with cliff erosion (Charmouth), lake-basin sedimentation (Lake Superior), and marine-geology contexts (south London, New Jersey) shaping landforms across continents [12], [15], [17], [20].
• Regional geology is routinely framed with geography and tectonics to illuminate landform development across continents, exemplified by Northern Nigeria, West Somerset Rhætic deposits, Eyre Peninsula granitoids, and Mozambique outlines [2], [6], [13], [14], [16].
• Mapping and landform description anchor early integrated geography approaches, combining landform mapping, applied geography, and geo-structural context to connect geology with broader geographic reasoning [2], [4], [6], [8].
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1922 - 1936
Tectonically Guided Geomorphology
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Tectonics-Geomorphology Synthesis
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Tectonics-Driven Geomorphology
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Tectonics-Driven Geomorphology
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Data-Driven Geomorphology Synthesis
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GIS-Driven Landslide Modeling
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