ABSTRACT
British and North American geomorphologists might be surprised to read that 'geomorphological mapping is the main research method of geomorphology in numerous countries'. Content Geomorphology is the science of Earth surface form, explained in terms of the interaction between processes and materials through space and time. In erosional topography, degree of jointing is often the most relevant property of bedrock, but little information is available of this from geological maps. The rationale for comprehensive geomorphological maps is that it should be possible to interrelate all the elements—morphometry, morphography, materials, landform genesis, current processes, chronology and base map—at any location. The British maps reproduced in colour at about 1:800 000 in the Geographical Magazine in 1976 were rather overreduced, necessitating the omission of most information on slopeform and process, which leaves regions of subdued relief almost blank. For the monochrome British maps, graphic design involves a fairly straightforward choice from a limited number of point, line and area symbols.
