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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Principles of Geomorphology I Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Principles of Geomorphology - I

Major · Geography · Semester 5 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.

Module 1: Introduction to Geomorphology

  • 1 Definition, Nature and Scope of Geomorphology.
  • 2 Hypothesis of origin of the earth:- (Kant, Laplace, James Jeans and Harold
  • Jeffries, Chamberlin)
  • 3 Interior of the Earth.
  • 4 Rocks and Minerals.

Module 2: Earth Movements – I

  • 1 Concept of Isostasy: Pratt, Airy, Hayford
  • 2 Folds and Faults.
  • 3 Earthquakes: Causes. Effects, and Distribution.
  • 4 Volcanoes: Causes. Effects, and Distribution.

Module 3: Earth Movements – II

  • 1 Weathering: Types and Process.
  • 2 Mass Wasting: Types and Factors.
  • 3 Continental drift theory.
  • 4 Plate Tectonics.

Module 4: Geomorphic Cycle

  • 1 Major Landforms: types of mountains, plateau, and plains.
  • 2 Erosion cycle of Davis.
  • 3 Erosion cycle of Penck.
  • 4 Peneplains - concepts, types.

Text Books

  • 8 Hagget, Richard, Fundamentals of Geomorphology, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. New York, 2007.
  • 9 Ahmed E. (1985) Geomorphology, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
  • 10 Bloom, A.L. (1992): Geomorphology, Second Edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi

Reference Books

  • 1 THORNBURY W.D. (2004) Principles of Geomorphology- CBS Publishers and Distributors Delhi.
  • 2 Savindra singh (2018) Geomorphology - Pravalika publication Allhabad.
  • 3 William D Thornbury (2025r) Principles of Geomorphology- New Age International Pvt Ltd
  • 4 Dayal, P. (2019): Geomorphology, (in Hindi/Eng), Rajesh Publications, New Delhi.
  • 5 Sharma, H. S., Tropical Geomorphology, Concept, New Delhi, 1987
  • 6 Singh, S., Geomorphology, Prayag Pustakalaya, Allahabad, 1998
  • 7 Husain Majid (2002), Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Second Edition, Rawat Publications, Jaipur and New Delhi
  • 8 Allison, R.J. (2005), Applied Geomorphology: Theory and Practice, Wiley, New York.
  • 9 Kale, V.S. and Gupta, A. (2001), Elements of Geomorphology, Oxford Univ. Press.
  • 10 Karlekar S. (2019), Introduction to Physical Geography: Geomorphology, Diamond Publications,Pune.
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