Geography 4350.001/5350.001 - Fall, 2007

Lecture Topic Schedule

 DATE              TOPICS                                                                       TEXT READINGS

August 28        Introduction                                                                             Chpt 1

PART I. STRUCTURES - THE RESISTIVE FRAMEWORK

30                    Global geomorphology - plate tectonics, orogenesis                Chpt 2-4

September

  4                    Global geomorphology - tectonic structures of North America.

  6                    Lab 1: Tectonic structures of Texas (in CSAM II)

11                    Diastrophism - Folded, faulted and tilted strata                                    Chpt 4, 16

13                    Diastrophism - Landforms related to structures

18                    Lab 2: Landforms and geologic structures (in EESAT 360)

20                    Volcanic structures – igneous rocks as geologic components Chpt 5

25                    EXAM I

PART II. MATERIALS - THE RESISTIVE ELEMENTS

27                    Strength of rock and soil - soils on slopes                                Chpt 7

October

  2                    Strength of rock and soil - strength of rock

  4                    Lab 3: Slope failure in Denton (field trip)

PART III. PROCESSES - AGENTS OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE

  9                    Gravity - hydrologic cycle and hill slopes                                Chpt 7

11                    Gravity - slope processes and landforms

16                    Lab 4: The Frank Slide (in EESAT 360)

18                    Water I: stream networks                                                         Chpt 8, 9

23                    Water I: stream erosion

25                    Lab 5: North Texas stream networks (in EESAT 360)

30                    Water II: river valleys and floodplains

November

  1                    Lab 6: Hydrological Effects of Urbanization: White Rock Creek (in CSAM II)

  6                    EXAM II

  8                    Lab 7: Woodbine sandstone outliers in Denton (field trip)

10                    Field Trip to Dallas County.

13                    Waves - North American coastlines                                         Chpt 13

15                    Lab 8: Coastal marsh sedimentation: Trinity River estuary (in Terrill Hall 220)

PART IV. HISTORY

20                    Legacy of the Quaternary - glacial landforms                          Chpt 11, 14

22                    THANKSGIVING - NO CLASSES

27                    Applied geomorphology – lake sedimentation in Texas

29                    Applied geomorphology - Metroplex expansive soils *Field trip report due

December

  4                    Applied geomorphology - Coastal erosion in Texas

  6                    Review (optional)

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