The South

African
Landscape
Slope Characteristics
Practice
More Practice
Landforms
Associated With:
1. Horizontal Strata
2. Inclined Strata
3. Massive igneous
rocks
“Papa” Plateau
“Mama” Mesa
“Baby”
Butte
 Conical hill
Conical hill
Degraded/Denuded Landscape
Lets See…
 Topography
Associated With
Inclined Strata
(Inclined = tilted)
(Strata = layers)
Cuesta
Cuesta
Practice
Scarp Retreat
Homoclinal Ridge
Hogsback
 Topography
Associated With
Igneous Rocks
Gr. 12
Underground Igneous Features
Batholith: Paarl Rock
Tor
Tor Development
 Tor Development
 Mechanical, chemical and biological
weathering exploits the weaknesses
in the underlying igneous dome
 As the landscape becomes denuded,
the core rocks are exposed
 Exposure to surface weathering,
leaves the core rocks rounded and in
block formation
 Exercise 1
 Landforms Exercise
Exercise 2
 Mass Wasting
 The movement of material
down a slope under the
influence of gravity
Soil Creep
Soil Creep
Terracettes and Soil Erosion
Rockfalls
Rock Avalanche
Mudslide/ Mudflow
Mudslide
Landslides
Landslides
Turtle Mountain
Landslides
 Activity
 Make a list of the different
forms of mass wasting
comparing:
- Speed at which it occurs
- Moisture content
- Likely damage
Human responses to mass wasting
Risk Factors
What types of Mass Wasting..?
Geomorphology Past Papers

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