Geomorphology

  1. Endogenic Processes and Tectonic Geomorphology
    1. Plate Tectonics as Geomorphic Driver
      1. Continental Drift Theory
        1. Seafloor Spreading
          1. Plate Boundary Types
            1. Convergent Boundaries
              1. Oceanic-Continental Convergence
                1. Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence
                  1. Continental-Continental Convergence
                  2. Divergent Boundaries
                    1. Mid-Ocean Ridges
                      1. Continental Rifts
                        1. Rift Valley Formation
                        2. Transform Boundaries
                          1. Strike-Slip Faults
                            1. Transform Fault Systems
                          2. Mantle Dynamics
                            1. Mantle Plumes
                              1. Hotspot Volcanism
                                1. Intraplate Volcanism
                                  1. Mantle Convection
                                2. Structural Geomorphology
                                  1. Stress and Strain
                                    1. Types of Stress
                                      1. Compressional Stress
                                        1. Tensional Stress
                                          1. Shear Stress
                                          2. Deformation Types
                                            1. Elastic Deformation
                                              1. Plastic Deformation
                                                1. Brittle Deformation
                                              2. Folding Processes
                                                1. Fold Types
                                                  1. Anticlines
                                                    1. Synclines
                                                      1. Monoclines
                                                      2. Fold Geometry
                                                        1. Domes
                                                          1. Basins
                                                            1. Plunging Folds
                                                          2. Faulting Processes
                                                            1. Normal Faults
                                                              1. Reverse Faults
                                                                1. Thrust Faults
                                                                  1. Strike-Slip Faults
                                                                    1. Oblique-Slip Faults
                                                                    2. Fracture Systems
                                                                      1. Joints
                                                                        1. Joint Sets
                                                                          1. Fracture Patterns
                                                                            1. Fracture Networks
                                                                          2. Tectonic Landforms
                                                                            1. Mountain Building Processes
                                                                              1. Orogenesis
                                                                                1. Fold Mountains
                                                                                  1. Fault-Block Mountains
                                                                                    1. Volcanic Mountains
                                                                                    2. Extensional Landforms
                                                                                      1. Rift Valleys
                                                                                        1. Graben Structures
                                                                                          1. Horst Blocks
                                                                                            1. Basin and Range Topography
                                                                                            2. Vertical Movements
                                                                                              1. Tectonic Uplift
                                                                                                1. Tectonic Subsidence
                                                                                                  1. Epeirogenic Movements
                                                                                                  2. Isostatic Processes
                                                                                                    1. Isostatic Adjustment
                                                                                                      1. Post-Glacial Rebound
                                                                                                        1. Thermal Isostasy
                                                                                                          1. Flexural Isostasy
                                                                                                        2. Volcanic Geomorphology
                                                                                                          1. Magma Properties
                                                                                                            1. Viscosity Variations
                                                                                                              1. Gas Content
                                                                                                                1. Chemical Composition
                                                                                                                  1. Temperature Effects
                                                                                                                  2. Eruption Types
                                                                                                                    1. Effusive Eruptions
                                                                                                                      1. Explosive Eruptions
                                                                                                                        1. Phreatomagmatic Eruptions
                                                                                                                        2. Volcanic Edifices
                                                                                                                          1. Shield Volcanoes
                                                                                                                            1. Stratovolcanoes
                                                                                                                              1. Cinder Cones
                                                                                                                                1. Composite Cones
                                                                                                                                2. Volcanic Landforms
                                                                                                                                  1. Calderas
                                                                                                                                    1. Lava Plateaus
                                                                                                                                      1. Flood Basalts
                                                                                                                                        1. Lava Domes
                                                                                                                                          1. Volcanic Necks
                                                                                                                                            1. Dikes and Sills
                                                                                                                                              1. Volcanic Fields
                                                                                                                                              2. Volcanic Hazards and Geomorphology
                                                                                                                                                1. Pyroclastic Flows
                                                                                                                                                  1. Lahars
                                                                                                                                                    1. Volcanic Debris Avalanches
                                                                                                                                                      1. Lava Flow Impacts

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