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This course offered by Classuser.com provides an advanced and comprehensive understanding of the structure of the Earth and the major theories that explain how the planet operates. Students will explore key geological theories such as Continental Drift, Isostasy, Plate Tectonics, and Sea-Floor Spreading, along with the evidence, causes, criticisms, and significance of each. The course also introduces learners to the major Earth systems—the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere—and examines how these systems interact to influence global processes and environmental conditions.

Through Classuser.com, students will further develop a strong grasp of the internal and external forces that shape the Earth’s major landforms. These include volcanoes, earthquakes, fold and block mountains, rift valleys, faults, desert landforms, rivers, coastal features, and karst landscapes. The course covers erosion, deposition, weathering, mass wasting, wave action, tides, and river processes in detail, ensuring learners understand how landscapes evolve over time. By the end of the course, students will be able to explain, analyze, and interpret geological and geomorphological processes with confidence.

1. Demonstrate an Advanced understanding of concepts and theories explaining the structure of the Earth and the interactions of earth systems
1.1. Describe the theories (Continental drift, isostacy and plate tectonics) that explain the gross structure of the earth’s surface (Continents, oceans, seas, ocean ridges, Ocean trenches, Islands etc.
1.2. Describe the interactions among the major earth systems (atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere)
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the forces responsible for formation of the major relief features of the Earth
2.1. Describe the internal forces responsible for the formation of the Earths major relief features (Volcanoes, block mountains, fold mountains, earth quakes, faults, rift valleys, depressions/basin)

Course Content

Describe the theories (Continental drift, isostacy and plate tectonics) that explain the gross structure of the earth’s surface(Continents,oceans,seas,ocean ridges, Ocean trenches, Islands etc.

Understand the concept of landforms
Understand the statement of continental Drifting theory
Understand the causes of Continental Drifting theory
Understand the evidences of the Continental Drifting theory
Understand the criticism of the Continental Drifting theory
Understand the Impacts of the Continental Drifting theory
Understand the importance of the Continental Drifting theory
Understand the statement of Isostacy theory
Understand the importance of Isostacy theory
Understand the statement of the plate tectonics theory
Understand the causes of the plate tectonics theory
Understand types of the types of plate boundary
Understand the landforms produced from plate tectonics theory
Understand evidences supporting plate tectonics theory
Understand the importance of studying plate tectonics theory
Understand the concept of the sea floor spreading
Understanding the evidences of the sea floor spreading theory

Describe the interactions among the major earth systems (atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere)

Describe the internal forces responsible for the formation of the Earths major relief features (Volcanoes, block mountains, fold mountains, earth quakes, faults, rift valleys, depressions/basin)

Understand the concepts of internal forces
Understand the concept of the Earths movement
Understand the types of the Earths movement
Understand the concept of Horizontal movement
Understand the Vertical movement
Understand the types of the horizontal forces
Understand the concept of Folding
Understand the types of folding
Understand the resultant features of folding
Understand the theories of the fold mountain
Understand the classification of fold mountain
Understand the characteristics of fold mountain
Understand the importance of fold mountains
Understand the concept of faulting
Understand the types faults
Understand resultant from faulting
Understand the effects of faulting on the landscape
Understand the concept of Volcanism
Understand the causes of the Volcanism
Understand the volcanic features
Understanding the conditions for the formation of Hot springs and Geyser
Understand the classification of the Volcanoes
Understand the effects of volcanism
Understand the effects of volcanicity on drainage
Understand the concept of the Earth Quakes
Understand the indicators of the Earth quakes
Understand the causes of the Earth quakes
Understand factors which determine the degree of damage caused by an Earth Quakes
Understand the precaution of Earth quakes
Understand the concept of the External forces
Understand the concept of weathering
Understand the landforms occur due to the weathering
Understand the concept of mass wasting
Understand the factors which affecting mass wasting
Understand the effects of the mass wasting
Understand the measures to control mass wasting
Understand the theories of the mountain building
Understand the concept of water and wind action in desert areas
Understand the characteristics of desert and semi-desert areas
Understand the wind erosion
Understand the factors affecting wind erosion
Understand the processes of wind erosion in Desert
Understand landforms resulted from wind erosion in desert
Understand the process of wind erosion
Understand the concept of wind erosion and wind deposition
Understand landform resulted from wind deposition
Understand water action in desert area
Understand resulted landforms from water action
Understand water deposition in desert area.
Understand the significance of deserts and desert features
Understand the concept of karst region
Understand the characteristics of the karst regions
Understand the features of the karst region
Understand the importance of the Karst region
Concept of the river
Understand the types of the river
Understand the works of the rivers
Understand the factors influencing river erosion
Understand the factors affecting river deposition
Understand the river profile theory
Understand the criticism of the graded river profile
Understand the stages and the of the river profile
Understand the features to the upper course of the river
Understand the features which develop to the middle stage of the river
Understand the features which formed to the lower stages of the river
Understand the concept of river capture
Understand the conditions of the river capture
Understand the evidences of a river capture
Understand the concept of the river regime
Understand the factors affecting the river regime
Understand the types of river regime
Understand the importance of river regime
Understand the concept of river rejuvenation
Understand the classification of river rejuvenation
Understand the causes of river rejuvenation
Understand the landforms produced from river rejuvenation
Understand the concept of Drainage pattern
Understand the types of drainage patterns
Understand the factors affecting river rejuvenation
Understand the importance of rivers
Understand the concept of waves
Understand the types of waves
Understand the process of wave erosion
Understand the factors affecting the rate of wave erosion
Understand the features of wave erosion
Understand the features of the wave Deposition
Understand the factors which determine wave deposition
Understand the importance of wave action
Understand the concept of tides
Understand the types of tides
Understand the importance of tides
Understand the concept of coast
Understand the factors which influencing the shape of the coast
Understand the evidences of the sea level changes
Understand the classification of the coasts
Understand the concept of coral coast
Understand the conditions necessary for the growth of coral polyps
Understand the distribution of coral reefs
Understand the coral reefs
Understand the theories for the formation of coral reef
Understand the significance of the coastal features
Understanding the problems facing coastal areas

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Course Content

Describe the theories (Continental drift, isostacy and plate tectonics) that explain the gross structure of the earth’s surface(Continents,oceans,seas,ocean ridges, Ocean trenches, Islands etc.

Understand the concept of landforms

Understand the statement of continental Drifting theory

Understand the causes of Continental Drifting theory

Understand the evidences of the Continental Drifting theory

Understand the criticism of the Continental Drifting theory

Understand the Impacts of the Continental Drifting theory

Understand the importance of the Continental Drifting theory

Understand the statement of Isostacy theory

Understand the importance of Isostacy theory

Understand the statement of the plate tectonics theory

Understand the causes of the plate tectonics theory

Understand types of the types of plate boundary

Understand the landforms produced from plate tectonics theory

Understand evidences supporting plate tectonics theory

Understand the importance of studying plate tectonics theory

Understand the concept of the sea floor spreading

Understanding the evidences of the sea floor spreading theory

Describe the interactions among the major earth systems (atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere)

Understand the concept of the Earth

Understand the concept of solar energy

Understand the concept of Solar radiation Balance

Understand the concept of Atmosphere

Understand the composition of Atmosphere

Understand the layers of Atmosphere

Understand the interactions among the earths spheres

Understand Atmosphere-biosphere interactions

Describe the internal forces responsible for the formation of the Earths major relief features (Volcanoes, block mountains, fold mountains, earth quakes, faults, rift valleys, depressions/basin)

Understand the concepts of internal forces

Understand the concept of the Earths movement

Understand the types of the Earths movement

Understand the concept of Horizontal movement

Understand the Vertical movement

Understand the types of the horizontal forces

Understand the concept of Folding

Understand the types of folding

Understand the resultant features of folding

Understand the theories of the fold mountain

Understand the classification of fold mountain

Understand the characteristics of fold mountain

Understand the importance of fold mountains

Understand the concept of faulting

Understand the types faults

Understand resultant from faulting

Understand the effects of faulting on the landscape

Understand the concept of Volcanism

Understand the causes of the Volcanism

Understand the volcanic features

Understanding the conditions for the formation of Hot springs and Geyser

Understand the classification of the Volcanoes

Understand the effects of volcanism

Understand the effects of volcanicity on drainage

Understand the concept of the Earth Quakes

Understand the indicators of the Earth quakes

Understand the causes of the Earth quakes

Understand factors which determine the degree of damage caused by an Earth Quakes

Understand the precaution of Earth quakes

Understand the concept of the External forces

Understand the concept of weathering

Understand the landforms occur due to the weathering

Understand the concept of mass wasting

Understand the factors which affecting mass wasting

Understand the effects of the mass wasting

Understand the measures to control mass wasting

Understand the theories of the mountain building

Understand the concept of water and wind action in desert areas

Understand the characteristics of desert and semi-desert areas

Understand the wind erosion

Understand the factors affecting wind erosion

Understand the processes of wind erosion in Desert

Understand landforms resulted from wind erosion in desert

Understand the process of wind erosion

Understand the concept of wind erosion and wind deposition

Understand landform resulted from wind deposition

Understand water action in desert area

Understand resulted landforms from water action

Understand water deposition in desert area.