Geomorphology of Jabal Umm Khushayb Area North West Sinai Penisula
Research Abstract
Geomorphology of Jabal Umm Khushayb Area
North West Sinai Penisula
The summary
The area under investigation is a characteristic geomorphological land unit in the N. W of Sinai extending between lat. 30° 10ﹶ - 30° 27 ﹶN and long. 32° 49 ﹶ - 33° 28 ﹶ. its area is about 880 km2. it aims to study the topographic and geomorphological features, draw a geomorphological map to determine the geomorphological agents and processes through which the area of study was formed. The student used regional, systematic, descripline, and applied approaches, beside the statistical, cartographical, G. I. S., and comparative methods. He depends also on field studies, and laboratory works.
The present study consists of six chapters preceded by an introduction and followed by the finality.
The introduction includes a display to specify the region and the reasons for choosing the subject, the aims of the study and the approaches which has been followed and the study sources and its contents.
The first chapter deals with physical characteristics of the study area. It has been divided into two parts. The first studies the relief characteristics of the area, its slope and its relief ratio as to know its general future and dividing it into morphological units for each distinguished characteristics and features. The old stage has been studied after making the hypsometric curve and analyzing it.
The second part deals with the weather items on the factors and processes of forming geomorphological phenomena.
The second chapter tackles the geology of the study area through the study of the geographical distribution of the geological formations, the stratigraphy, structure and the geological evolution of the study area.
The third chapter deals with the morphometric characteristics of Drainage Basins in the region, such as the areal characteristics, the Morphometric dimention, the form, the relief and the old stage. The chapter studies also the morphometric characteristics of the drainage networks in the region through the study of the characteristics formed to drainage networks, drainage patterns, drainage density and longitudinal profiles. Then comes the study of the relation between the variables of the basins and drainage networks.
The fourth chapter deals with the slope analysis of the study area through studying the general characteristic of measured slope profiles. The slope angles and curvature were studied and analyzed.
The fifth chapter deals with the sand accumulation forms in the study area through the study of the geographical distribution of the sand dunes and its density, kinds, forms, slopes, characteristics deposits and movement.
In the sixth chapter the geomorphological map of the study area was analyzed and geomorphological forms were classified to structural forms, Erosional and deposional land forms.
The chapter deals also with the geomorphological hazards as intensive surface run off, sand and mass movement, and the strategies to face their hazards.
The conclusion deals with the most important results of the study. The student suggests his recommendations which may contribute to the sustainable development of the study area.
The present study also depends on a menu of Arabic and English references and sources.
Research Keywords
Geomorphology of Jabal Umm Khushayb Area North West Sinai Penisula