Fluvial Landscape Evolution
Lisa Davis
, University of Alabama
Summary
Students are asked to identify fluvial processes and landforms on topographic maps and interpret them to identify processes of landscape evolution.
Context
Audience
300-level course for geography, geology, and environmental science majors.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
Fluvial landforms, fluvial processes, topographic map reading and interpretation.
How the activity is situated in the course
stand-alone exercise
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
Identify long-term processes of landscape evolution.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
synthesis of data
formulation of hypotheses
formulation of hypotheses
Other skills goals for this activity
topographic map reading and interpretation
Description of the activity/assignment
This activity requires students to examine a map of the eastern U.S., identify major drainage basins; consult topographic maps of the Blue Ridge, central Appalachians, and identify fluvial landforms and processes of the Blue Ridge, and interpret their role in landscape evolution.
Designed for a geomorphology course
Designed for a geomorphology course
Determining whether students have met the goals
Successful completion of the activity.
More information about assessment tools and techniques.Download teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment (Microsoft Word 28kB Aug1 08)
