PART 1 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND ITS TOOLS Chapter 1 Earth''s Dynamic Surface Introduction Geosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere Landscapes Unifying Concepts Applications Digging Deeper: Why is Earth Habitable? Case Study: Geomorphic Effects of Human-Induced Climate Change Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 2 A Brief History of Geomorphology Introduction Geomythology Classical and Natural Philosophers Nineteenth Century Twentieth Century Modern Geomorphology Digging Deeper: Theories of Earth Case Study: Portraying the Land Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 3 Geomorphologist''s Tool Kit Introduction Characterizing Earth''s Surface Relative Dating Methods Numerical Dating Methods Measuring Rates of Geomorphic Processes Experiments Proxy Records Applications Digging Deeper: How Does a Dating Method Work? Case Study: Surface Indications of a Vanished Civilization Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment PART II SOURCE TO SINK Chapter 4 Geomorphic Hydrology Introduction Precipitation Evapotranspiration Groundwater Hydrology Surface Water Hydrology Hydrologic Landforms Applications Digging Deeper: Humans, Hydrology, and Landscape Change--What''s the Connection? Case Study: Houston Under Water Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 5 Weathering and Geomorphology Introduction Interactions of Weathering Processes Physical Weathering Chemical Weathering Weathering-Dominated Landforms Applications Digging Deeper: How Do Geomorphologists Determine Chemical Weathering Rates? Case Study: Rock Weathering Leads to Acid Rock Drainage Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 6 Soils and Geomorphology Introduction Soil Production Soil Development Soil Profiles and Description Soils and Landscapes Digging Deeper: How Fast Do Soils Form? Case Study: Soil Erosion and the Downfall of Civilizations Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 7 Hillslopes Introduction Slope-Farming Materials Mass Movements Slope Stability Diffusion-like Processes Slope Morphology Applications Digging Deeper: How Much Do Roots Contribute to Slope Stability? Case Study: The Oso Landslide Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 8 Channels Introduction External Controls on Fluvial Processes and Form Fluvial Processes Sediment Transport Channel Patterns Channel-Reach Morphology Floodplains Channel Response Applications Digging Deeper: What Controls Rates of Bedrock River Incision? Case Study: The Fluvial Legacy of the Gold Rush Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 9 Drainage Basins Introduction Basin-Scale Processes Channel Networks/Basin Morphology Uplands to Lowlands Drainage Basin Landforms Applications Digging Deeper: When Erosion Happens, Where Does the Sediment Go? Case Study: Urbanization and Stream Response Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 10 Coastal and Submarine Geomorphology Introduction Coastal Settings and Drivers Coastal Landforms and Processes Marine Settings and Drivers Marine Landforms and Processes Applications Digging Deeper: What Is Happening to the World''s Deltas? Case Study: Superstorm Sandy Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment PART III ICE, WIND, AND FIRE Chapter 11 Wind as a Geomorphic Agent Introduction Air as a Fluid Spatial Distribution of Wind-Driven Geomorphic Processes Aeolian Processes Aeolian Features, Landforms, and Deposits Applications Selected References and Further Reading Digging Deeper: Desert Pavements--The Wind Connection Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 12 Volcanic Geomorphology Introduction Distribution and Styles of Volcanism Eruptive Mechanisms and Products Eruption Sizes and Types Volcanic Landscapes Processes of Volcanic Landform Evolution Applications Digging Deeper: Geomorphic Effects of Volcano Sector Collapse Case Study: The 2018 Rift Eruption and Summit Collapse of Kilauea Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 13 Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology Introduction Glaciers Subglacial Processes and Glacial Erosion Glacial Sediment Transport and Deposition Glacial Landscapes, Landforms, and Deposits Periglacial Environments and Landforms Applications Selected References and Further Reading Digging Deeper: How Much and Where Do Glaciers Erode? Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment PART IV THE BIGGER PICTURE Chapter 14 Geomorphology and Climate Introduction Records of a Changing Climate Climate Cycles Geomorphic Boundary Conditions Climatic Geomorphology Landscape Response to Climate Landscape Controls on Climate Applications Selected References and Further Reading Digging Deeper: Do Climate-Driven Giant Floods Do Significant Geomorphic Work? Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 15 Tectonic Geomorphology Introduction Tectonic Processes Tectonic Settings Landscape Response to Tectonics Applications Digging Deeper: When and Where Did That Fault Last Move? Case Study: Geomorphic Effects of the 2018 Alaska Earthquake Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Chapter 16 Landscape Evolution Introduction Factors of Landscape Evolution Models of Landscape Evolution Landscape Types Rates of Landscape Processes Applications Digging Deeper: Is This Landscape in Steady State? Case Study: The Anthropocene Worked Problem Knowledge Assessment Appendix A: Selected References and Further Reading Glossary.