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The following topics need to be completed. All images added must be in the public domain (most material on US government websites are public domain unless otherwise mentioned). If you need a specific image or picture that you cannot find, let me know and I may be able to find it for you.

Contents 1 Editing Instructions 1.1 Sources of public domain images 2 Tectonic forces 2.1 Faults 2.2 Folds 3 Weathering and Mass Wasting 4 Ocean circulation 5 Fluvial geomorphology 6 Coastal processes 7 Glacial geomorphology 8 Eolian Processes 9 Desert features

Editing Instructions

Basic editing instructions

For more information on how to edit the webpages use User's Guide.

Sources of public domain images

By definition anything that does not explicitly say it is in the public domain is copyrighted, and you are only permited to use images that are in the public domain or which specifically allow educational/non-commercial use. Most sites will have a link on their main page that says "Terms of use" or "Copyright information" for example that tells you what you need to do.

Good sources:

• US government: Most images from US government sites are in the public domain by definition (you will still need to cite the website from which the images came.)
  • If you do google searches then add terms like usgs, noaa or nasa to your search.
• Wikipedia: Most wikipedia images are public domain, but you need to click the image itself, which will then tell you what the terms of use are.

Tectonic forces

• Tectonic forces - Approved for exam - Lurbano
• Volcanoes - Approved for exam - Lurbano

Faults

• Normal faults - Approved for exam - Lurbano

• Transverse faults - Approved for final - Lurbano
• Reverse faults - definition, diagram, and examples

Folds

• Synclines and anticlines - approved for final - Lurbano
• Monocline - definition, diagram, and examples
• Overturned folds - definition, diagram, and examples

Weathering and Mass Wasting

• Karst - what is it, how does it form and what features form from it.

Ocean circulation

• Surface ocean currents - approved for exam Lurbano
• Thermohaline circulation - approved for exam Lurbano

Fluvial geomorphology

• Flood plains - approved for exam Lurbano
• Stream terraces - what are they and how do they form (what do they tell about climate)

Coastal processes

• Headlands and bays
• Barrier islands

Glacial geomorphology

• Glacial rebound - what causes it and what features result from it.
• Alpine glaciers - approved for Exam- Lurbano
• Ice sheets - How do they form and where can you find them. define features including ice shelf.
• Fjords - approved for exam - Lurbano

Eolian Processes

• Eolian transport mechanisms - suspension, saltation and creep

• Erosional features
  • Desert Pavement - Approved for Exam- Lurbano
  • Blowouts - what it is and how it forms
  • Yardangs and Ventifacts - approved for Exam- Lurbano

• Depositional Features
  • Sand dunes - description and definition of sand dunes (eg. stoss slope, slipface) (include diagram).
  • Erg deserts - approved for Exam- Lurbano
  • Leoss - approved for Exam- Lurbano

Desert features

• Alluvial fans - Approved for Exam- Lurbano
• Tallus slopes - what are they and how/why do they form
• Playas - Approved for Exam- Lurbano
• Slot canyons - Approved for Exam- Lurbano