Concept of «morphostructure» and its evolution

Abstract

Some new definitions and criticism of the «morphostructure» term are discussed. The cause of contradictions and uncertainty of the term appears to be on one hand the vagueness of geomorphic concept of the «form» and on the -other hand - of the «structure». The author proposes to distinguish «structural landforms» and to define the «morphostructure» as characteristics or assemblage of land surface elements which are conformable to structural forms of the earthcrust.