Physiographic California: Thoughts on California’s Geomorphic and Tectonic Evolution Throughout California’s coastal provinces we see the geomorphological evidence of landforms shaped by tectonics, volcanism, wind, water, biogenic processes, and coastal forces. More so than any other, tectonics was, is, and will be the dominant designer and architect of California’s landscapes. The geological building blocks of … More Physiographic California: Thoughts on California’s Geomorphic and Tectonic Evolution