Geomorphology Set 3

What is the second name of William morris davis ?

• Father of American Geography

• Father of Indian Geography

• Father of Egyptian Geography

• Father of European Geography

Which was the first award that William received?

• Penrose Medal

• Patron's Gold Medal

• Hayden Memorial Geological Award

• Vega Medal

For what he is known for ?

• Cycle of erosion

• invention of light

• Peneplains

• Dam

What is his most influential scientific contribution?

• Geographical cycle

• Continental platform

• Peneplains

• Davisian Geomorphology

What is the name of his 1989 article?

• The Valleys of Pennsylvania

• The Rivers and Valleys of Pennsylvania

• The Rivers of Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvanian Rivers and Valleys

What is Peneplain?

• High relief plain

• Relief plain

• Planetary plain

• Low relief plain

Which book did he write in 1893 ?

• Elementary Physical Geography

• Geographical Essays

• Harry Potter

• Elementary Meteorology

Where did he study ?

• Harvard University

• University of Delaware

• Stanford University

• Columbia University

Karst terrains form in areas that are underlain by which type of rock?

• limestone

• travertine

• dolistone

• sandstone

In a region with drastic temperature variations, the most common weathering type is:

• Hydrolysis

• Exfoliation

• Oxidation

• Frost wedging