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The mountains dream on the horizon, but mountains are just passing through. It is concerned with the internal geologic processes of the earths crust, such as tectonic activity and volcanism that constructs new landforms, as well as externally driven forces of wind, water, waves, and glacial ice that modify such landforms. Based on the results of the written examination of the combined geoscientists and geologist. Initially, the subject was concerned with unravelling the history of landform development, but now it is also concerned with understanding the processes which create landforms and how these processes operate. Using case studies to illustrate concepts and methods, this book covers.
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