Geomorphology

action aggradation angle anticline areas base level Basin Baulig beds boulders capture Carboniferous Limestone caused Chalk chemical weathering clay cliff climate coast concave consequent streams considerable convexity coral corrie cycle of erosion debris deposits deserts downcutting drainage pattern drift dunes effect eroded erosion surfaces escarpment example explanation see text feet O.D. flood floodplain flow folds formation geological geomorphology glacial glacier graded gradient granite gravel headward erosion hypothesis Hythe Beds ice sheet inselbergs Island joints lake landforms landscape later layers lithology longshore drift lower marine terraces material meanders meltwater moraine movement nature occur peneplain periglacial period permeable plateau Pleistocene Pliocene present probably processes reefs regions rejuvenation relief resistant result ridges river river capture rocks sand scree sea level sediments shingle shoreline slope solifluxion South Downs spit stage structure superimposed temperature tion uplift upper usually valley velocity waste mantle waves wind