Introduction to basic geomorphological processes and genetic types of relief, as well as their evolution. Getting to know the possible positive and negative effects of the anthropogenic impacts on the relief (anthropogenic relief). Introduction to the significance of geomorphological forms as objects of the geoheritage and their protection.

Students will examine the influence of geomorphologic processes on genesis and morphological evolution of relief, anthropogenic impacts on changes in the intensity of geomorphological processes, relief forms as elements of geodiversity and geoheritage.

Theoretical lectures

1. Learning about the subject matter and the obligations of students of the geomorphology course. 2. The term, object and task of geomorphology. 3. Ecogeomorphology - a new and promising geomorphologic discipline. 4. The term geodiversity and geoheritage. 5. Geomorphological agents. 6. The recent relief of the Earth. 7. The process of weathering, modifiers and forms of relief. 8. Slope processes, modifiers and forms of relief; Anthropogenic impacts on slope processes. 9. Fluvio-denudation process, modifiers and forms of relief; Anthropogenic impacts on the fluvio-denudation process. 10. Karst process, modifiers and forms of relief; Anthropogenic impacts in karst. 11. Abrasion process, modifiers and relief forms; Anthropogenic impacts on the abrasion process. 12. The process of glacial and periglational erosion, modifiers and forms of relief; Anthropogenic impacts on glacial and periglacial processes. 13. The process of wind erosion, modifiers and forms of relief; Anthropogenic impacts on wind processes. 14. The inventory of Serbian geoheritage sites. 15. Protection of geoheritage sites on the territory of Serbia.

Practical lectures

1. Interpolation method and its application in extraction of contour line (isohypse). 2. Hipsometry and the average altitude of the relief. 3. Vertical and horizontal dissection of the relief. 4. The relief slope map. 5. Significant forms of relief of the Earth. 6. Colloquium 1. 7. Mapping of geoheritage objects on the territory of Serbia. 8. Paleovolcanic landforms as objects of geoheritage in the territory of Serbia. 9. Erosive landforms as objects of geoheritage in the territory of Serbia. 10. Fluvial landforms as objects of geoheritage in the territory of Serbia. 11. Surface karst landforms as objects of geoheritage in the territory of Serbia. 12. The pits and caves as objects of geoheritage in the territory of Serbia. 13. Colloquium 2.  14. Defense of exercises. 15. Defense of seminar work.

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