Key words
geology, landforms, soil-landscape relationships
Objectives
To understand the main processes of landscape formation
Topics
This course comprises the study of the landscape formation. This includes:
- the description of the structure of the Earthde and the rocks composing the Earth's crust;
- succint description of the geology and the major landscape forms of Belgium, particularly in relation to the geological structure;
- the formation of the landscape forms by tectonical movements, differences in lithology, the activity of water and wind, periglacial activity, …
- soil formation and spreading of the different soils in the major landscape forms of Belgium.
Prerequisites
No
Final Objectives
This course enables the students, in the framework of landscape studies, to interpret and evaluate the different landscape forming factors (geology, soil formation, periglacial activity, erosion, …).
Materials used
Lecture notes 'Landschapsgenese' (G. BAERT), in Dutch
Study costs
Cost: 24.0 EUR
Costprice of the course: ± € 4
20 euro
Study guidance
Books available
Teaching Methods
Lectures combined with fieldwork
Assessment
Theory: written examen
Lecturer(s)
Geert BAERT
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