Автор: Дорохова Софья Алексеевна
GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE BELGOROD REGION
S.A. Dorokhova
3rd year student of the faculty of mathematics and natural science
Belgorod State National Research University,
Russia, Belgorod
Scientific supervisor:
A.V. Markov
senior lecturer
Foreign languages department
Belgorod State National Research University,
Russia, Belgorod
Abstract: The article describes the geomorphological features of the Belgorod region, exogenous processes and provides schemes for the zoning of modern exogenous processes and geomorphological zoning of the territory.
Keywords: Geomorphology; Russia, Belgorod region; the relief of the Earth’s surface; exogenous processes; geological processes; geomorphological zoning.
The territory of the Belgorod region is distinguished by a variety of climatic factors and geological and geomorphological conditions. This contributes to the formation and development of a wide variety of exogenous weathering processes: gravitational, erosive, karst, suffusion, Aeolian processes, waterlogging and abrasion of reservoir shores. Some of them have a high degree of dynamism and destructive ability, especially erosive and gravitational ones. As a result of human economic activity, there is an activation of exogenous processes.
Exogenous geological processes (EGP) within the Belgorod region are developed everywhere. The widespread and high intensity of EGP manifestations are primarily due to the peculiarities of the geological structure (widespread loess-like loams), natural and climatic conditions (heavy rainfall), the location of the territory within the Central Russian Upland, as well as various man-made impacts on the geological environment and relief-forming processes.
Of all the genetic types of exogenous geological processes and phenomena in the Belgorod region, the most widespread are: erosive, landslide, karst, suffusion, Aeolian, abrasive and man-made.
Analyzing the natural factors of modern relief formation and the exogenous processes caused by them, it can be concluded that as a result of the influence of a number of factors, a significant number of regional, interconnected, sometimes interdependent complexes of modern exogenous processes with individual features of nature have been formed in the region. The taxonomic unit district-subdistrict was used to classify these complexes. The selected areas (Figure 1) differ from each other in the originality of natural factors and a certain complex of prevailing modern exogenous processes and the varying degree of intensity of their manifestation.
Figure 1. Zoning of modern exogenous processes Belgorod region
1a. The subdistrict of the predominance of planar flushing, ravine formation, karst-suffusion and landslide processes.
2. The area of predominance of medium erosion, landslide karst, suffusion processes and floodplain waterlogging.
3. The area of predominance of strong erosive, karst, Aeolian, suffusion, landslide processes and floodplain waterlogging.
4. The area of predominance of strong erosive, gravitational, suffusion and karst processes.
5. The area of predominance of very strong erosive, karst, landslide and Aeolian processes.
Thus, in the Belgorod region, in the conditions of a rather complicated relief and a variety of structural, lithological and bioclimatic factors, a whole complex of modern exogenous processes has formed, which is often activated as a result of human economic activity, causing some damage to the national economy of the region. Naturally, in the future, monitoring and stationary sites are needed for quantitative analysis of various geomorphological processes (Figure 2) and further development of measures to combat them.
Figure 2. The scheme of geomorphological zoning of the Belgorod region
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