A Text Book of Geomorphology

This book has been written by an internationally known senior geographer and is based on his long and varied experiences of teaching and research in India and abroad. It is a comprehensive textbook for the honours and Post-graduate students of Geography and Geology in the Indian universities. It provide a balanced, up-to-date and lucid account of both structural and erosional geomorphology. About Author : P Dayal is M.A (Aligarh), PhD (London) Simon Research Fellow, University of Manchester, Formerly University Professor and Head of the Department of Geography, Patna University and Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, BodhGaya, Professor Emeritus, Patna University. Visiting Professor, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.



Contents: Preface Some Opinions Meaning, Scope and Development of Geomorphology Origin of Earth Geological History of the Earth Internal Structure of the Earth The Distribution of Land and Water The Theory of Isostasy The Theory of Continental Drift Sea-Floor Spreading Plate Tectonics Earthquakes and the Earth`s Interior Volcanic Landforms and Intrusive Feature Land forms of Tectonic Activity Mountain Building --etc