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Which branch of geography studies landforms and their evolution and related processes ?

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Geomorphology

Physical geography has several specialised branches, each named after the part of the earth system it studies.

Geomorphology (from the Greek geo = earth, morphe = form, logos = study) is the science of landforms: mountains, plateaus, valleys, river channels, dunes and coasts, how they evolve and the processes such as weathering, erosion and deposition that shape them.

Pedology is the study of soils, their formation and classification. Seismology studies earthquakes and the propagation of seismic waves through the earth. Glaciology studies glaciers, ice sheets and other forms of ice.

Geomorphology option is correct.

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