This core course provides an in-depth examination of the key concepts in modern geomorphology. Assimilation of this core material is essential to a student's intellectual progress in geography at the university level. The course builds on the introductory ideas from Level I and prepares students to advance to specialized and applied geography courses in Level III. The course contributes to the preparation of UWI geography graduates for the 21st century by exposure to critical thinking, effective communications and self-motivated learning. It provides students with wide-ranging knowledge of relevant geomorphic systems and landform interpretation.
The course builds on the first year physical geography courses and examines modern approaches to the analysis and interpretation of geomorphic processes and landforms. It examines the main geomorphic processes and provides an in-depth examination of geomorphology in tropical settings. The first part of the course is an examination of sedimentary dynamics and their variation in time and space. In depth analysis of weathering, mass movement, fluvial, aeolian and coastal processes follows, with an emphasis on these processes in the tropical realm. Detailed consideration is given to the relationship between surface materials and landforms, and the measurement of features in the field and from remote sensed sources. There is a strong practical component. You are expected to be proficient at techniques studied in year 1, such as the use of Google Earth.
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 662-2002
Fax: (868) 663-9684
Department of Geography
Faculty of Food and Agriculture
UWI St. Augustine
Tel: (868) 662-2002 Ext. 84129
