Rivers And Mountains

This course will investigate five major rivers and five mountain/upland regions of the world. Each river or mountain/upland area will be a weekly stand-alone lecture covering 10 weeks. The river lectures will highlight basic hydrological principles and concentrate on significant river landforms and processes, as well as looking at the anthropogenic use of these river systems. The mountain/upland case studies will mainly concentrate on the geological background and origin, the geographical processes of weathering and erosion moulding these upland areas and the increasing human habitation and influences on these areas.  

Week1 The Ganges

Week2 The Nile

Week 3 The Mississippi

Week 4 The Amazon

Week 5 The Thames

Week 6 The Himalayas

Week7 The Rockies

Week 8 The Andes

Week 9 The Alps

Week 10 The Pennines