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Preface
This Geomorphology textbook has been prepared to help students and teachers when
studying this subject (Geomorphology) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Together
with the recommended reading, the aims of this course are to enable students to understand
about:
- the meaning, value and application of geomorphology
- the main theories and concepts of geomorphology
- the importance of tectonic processes for Earth surface landform and landscape evolution
- various surface and near-surface geomorphological processes, including those associated
with rock weathering, slopes, rivers, the wind and coasts
- the application of geomorphological knowledge to various natural hazards
- several physical geographical processes which are essential for further study of Geography
at 3rd and 4th year undergraduate level.
Further, this course aims to enable students to develop their study skills, such as mapreading and basic arithmetic. Through diligent study, attendance and participation in each
lesson, including completing the recommended wider reading and exercises for each chapter,
successful students will be able to explain a range of processes of natural phenomena which
shape the Earth’s surface and its landscapes, and be able to apply this knowledge to a variety
of everyday situations.
We should also note that this translated Khmer language text contains some
differences from the original text, concerning the translation of technical words into Khmer,
which is still evolving. In these cases, we welcome comments and suggestions from readers,
lecturers and students, via email (currys@omf.net), in order to help improve this textbook in
future editions.
Royal University of Phnom Penh
Department of Geography and Land Management
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1991. Global Geomorphology¦ sRmab;rUbPaBTI 2>15 ¬figure 1.16¦, rUbPaBTI 4>3 ¬figure 2.4¦,
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¬figure 16.10¦, rUbPaBTI 3>35 ¬figure F1¦, rUbPaBTI 3>33 ¬figure F2¦, ¬Lowe, J.J. and
Walker, M.J.C. 1997. Reconstructing Quaternary Environments, 2 ed¦ sRmab;rUbPaBTI
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16.30¦, Elsevier nigGñkniBn§ D.M. Williams sRmab;rUbPaBTI 10>18 ¬Williams and Hall, 2004.
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2007, Geomorphology, 85, 259-274; figure 1¦, ;rUbPaB TMB½ rTI 400 ¬Kummu and Varis, 2007,
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Broussard, M.L. (ed). Deltas: models of exploration, 87-98¦, McGraw-Hill ¬Plummer, C.C.,
McGeary, D. and Carlson, D.H. 2005. Physical Geology, 10 ed¦ sRmab;rUbPaBTI 2>4>x
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Man¦ sRmab;rUbPaBTI 8>43 ¬figure 11.II.4¦, ¬Richards, K. 1982. Rivers: Form and Process
in Alluvial Channels¦ sRmab;rUbPaBTI 8>29>k-K ¬figure 7.2C¦, Nature Publishing Group
sRmab;rUbPaBTI 11>15 ¬Kershaw, C. 1986. Nature, 322, 47-49¦, r; bU PaBTI 11>13 ¬Petit et al.
1999. Nature, 399, 429-436¦, GñkniBn§ C. Ollier sRmab;rUbPaBTI 8>50 ¬Ollier, C. 1981.
Tectonics and Landforms; figure 12.7¦, Oxford University Press sRmab;rUbPaBTI 8>41
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13.4¦, Routledge ¬ Smithson, P., Addison, K. and Atkinson, K. 2002. Fundamentals of the
Physical Environment. 3 ed¦ sRmab;rUbPaBTI 2>17 nig 7>22 ¬figure 1.5¦, rUbPaBTI 2>13
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¬figure 10.5¦, rUbPaBTI 4>18 ¬figure 10.9¦, rUbPaBTI 4>10 nig 5>22 ¬chapter 10 human
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¬figure 25.5¦, rUbPaBTI 9>7 ¬chapter 27 human impact figure 1¦, Royal Society of Edinburgh
nigGñkniBn§ G. Kukla ¬Kukla, G. et al. 1990. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:
Earth Sciences, 81, 263-288¦, Scheizerbart, Borntraeger and Cramer ¬www.borntraegercramer.de¦ sRmab;rUbPaBTI 7>31 ¬Dalrymple, J.B. et al. 1968, Zeitschrift für
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Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 24, 373-392¦, GñkniBn§ S. Schumm sRmab; rUbPaBTI 8>48
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Acknowledgements
The translation and editing process has been supported financially by Maryknoll and
OMF International (Cambodia), and has involved several Geography lecturers and students at
the Royal University of Phnom Penh:
Mr Bun Serey
: Head of Department of Geography and Land Management
Mr Yam Sarath : Student, 25th generation
Mr Se Bunleng : Student, 25th generation
We express our sincere and grateful thanks for this assistance, which has enabled this
book to be produced, including the educational principles and practical skills development
necessary for the benefit of future students.
In particular, the authors are deeply grateful to Mr Yam Sarath and Mr Se Bunleng
who have helped translate and edit the entire text in this book, and acknowledge Mr Yam
Sarath for designing the cover and re-drawing some of the diagrams.
Further, the authors are grateful to Sister Luise Ahrens (Maryknoll, and Royal
University of Phnom Penh), Mr David Ford (Department of Chemistry, Royal University of
Phnom Penh), Murayama Tetsuya (National Institute of Education) for their support,
encouragement and giving access to other teaching materials in Khmer which helped the
translation of technical words, and lecturers in the Department of Geography and Land
Management. This book could never have been produced without the total support of the
authors’ families, or the advice and support given to Dr Alastair Curry by the Khmer
language teachers at OMF International (Cambodia) and the Institute of Foreign Languages,
Royal University of Phnom Penh.
The authors are grateful to authors, publishers and photographers listed above, for
permission to reproduce copyright figures, tables and photographs. Whilst every effort has
been made to trace the owners of copyright material, in a few cases this has proved
impossible and we take this opportunity to offer our apologies to any copyright holders
whose rights we may have unwittingly infringed. Permission is for non-commercial use in the
Royal University of Phnom Penh and translation into the Khmer language. These figures may
not be reprinted, reproduced or stored.
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Guide to the Reader
Part I of this book (Chapter 1-3) provides an introduction to some of the major
concepts applied in the analysis of landscapes; other important concepts are introduced at
appropriate points in subsequent chapters. Part II, comprising Chapters 4 and 5, examines the
effects of internal processes on the form of the landscape, while Part III (Chapters 6-11) looks
at the wide range of surface processes and their associated landforms. Chapter 12 in Part IV
considers some of the ways in which internal and external geomorphic processes interact.
Readers with a background in chemistry or physical geology may not need to read all of
Chapter 3 as it provides an introduction to atoms, minerals and rocks.
A list of recommended texts available at the Royal University of Phnom Penh is
provided above, together with some useful websites.
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About the Authors
Dr Alastair Curry is a British geomorphologist who completed his BA and MA
degrees in Geography at the University of Oxford in 1995, and gained his PhD from the
University of St Andrews in 1998. Presently, he is a visiting lecturer at the University of
Hertfordshire in England. His research interests include glacial and periglacial
geomorphology, and Holocene landscape evolution, and he has published research from
Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Dr Curry came to Cambodia in 2004, and is a
member of OMF International (Cambodia). Since 2006 he has worked as a volunteer lecturer
at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, helping to teach geomorphology in the Department
of Geography and Land Management.
Mr Nuon Horn completed his BSc degree in Geography at the Royal University of
Phnom Penh in 2000, and has been working as a lecturer in the Department of Geography
and Land Management, Royal University of Phnom Penh since 2001. He teaches physical
geography, cartography and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). At present, he is
studying for a Masters degree in Education at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, 2nd
generation.
During 2006-07, Dr Alastair Curry and Mr Nuon Horn started working together to
produce physical geography teaching material about geomorphology. Those lessons formed
the basis for this textbook.
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Contents
Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Part 1
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction to geomorphology
1
Chapter 2 Essentials of geomorphology
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Chapter 3 Atoms, minerals and rocks
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Part 2
Endogenic processes and landforms
Chapter 4 Global morphology and tectonics
135
Chapter 5 Landforms and plate tectonics
179
Part 3
Exogenic processes and landforms
Chapter 6 Weathering
225
Chapter 7 Hillslope processes and forms
273
Chapter 8 Fluvial processes and forms
331
Chapter 9 Aeolian processes and forms
407
Chapter 10 Coastal processes and forms
441
Chapter 11 Climate change and geomorphology
503
Part 4
Geomorphological interactions
Chapter 12 Endogenic-exogenic interactions
533
Bibliography
565
Appendix
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Glossary
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Index
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