by Gelogia Team | Oct 14, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
The drainage pattern refers to the arrangement of streams, rivers, and lakes within a specific drainage basin. The land’s topography, the types of rocks present in the area, and the slope of the land influence it. Types of Drainage Patterns: Most stream networks...
by Gelogia Team | Sep 23, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology
Historical geology is, however, more than just a recitation of past events. It studies a dynamic planet that has changed continuously during the past 4.6 billion years. In addition to determining what occurred in the past, geologists are also concerned with explaining...
by Gelogia Team | Sep 8, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology
Mountain building refers to the geological process that forms mountain ranges. It is caused by plate movements such as continental collisions, volcanism, and the folding and warping of the Earth’s crust. Over millions of years, these forces shape landforms and...
by Gelogia Team | Sep 6, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology
Definition: Denudation is the long-term sum of processes that cause the wearing away of the earth’s surface, reducing the elevation and relief of landforms and landscapes. Process of Denudation: Weathering : Weathering represents the preliminary phase of...
by Gelogia Team | Sep 3, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology
Weathering is a fundamental geological process in which rocks on Earth’s surface are broken down by physical, chemical, and biological processes into silt, clay, soil, and water-soluble materials. Understanding climate is essential to understanding how our...
by Gelogia Team | Sep 2, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology
Geology is a fundamental scientific discipline that provides important insights into Earth’s history, structure, and processes. This is important because we use many of these elements daily. We need to understand how geological processes (such as plate...
