Methodology Table Flashcards
Extrusive landforms
Lava plateaux, shield volcanoes, calderas, composite/strato volcanoes, lava domes, fissures
Extrusive case study
Cascade range
Extrusive rationale
I have chosen CR as its vast in aerial extent and has built up over 40,000 years as result of tectonic processes. I will refer to a wide range of extrusive landscapes here.
Extrusive source
Waugh - an integrated approach (2000) Nelson Thomas
Press and siever - understanding earth (2001) freeman
Intrusive landforms
Sill
Dykes
Batholith
Pluton
Intrusive case study
Northern England/north west Scotland
Intrusive rationale
I have chosen NE England and isle of Arran to exemplify regional scale volcanism associated with continental rifting in the paleogene period. This highlights the role of weathering and erosion in creating distinctive landscapes.
Intrusive source
Press and siever - earth (1986) freeman
Seismic landforms
Tear faults
Lateral faults
Stoke slip faults
Seismic case study
San Andreas fault
Seismic rationale
I will focus on the Californian coast to reference large scale regional seismic activity. This is active today due to continue plate movement and has created distinctive but subtle landscapes.
Seismic source
Shulz and Wallace (2013) - USGS
Other landforms I could have considered using in my report include
Tuff rings, lava tubes, volcanic plugs, horsts and rift valleys. However in the context of the report and the time available, I decided that the features I have focused and expanded on are more fitting.