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The complexities of terrestrial surface change demand a theoretical overview that is both flexible and multifaceted. Oversimplified, sweeping landscape generalizations that apply to the whole Earth such as the postulates of Davis and King can hardly be employed when dealing with a planet where virtually every geomorphic element constitutes a potential interruption or complication to every other system. Nevertheless, there do seem to be certain kinds of activity that are repeated sporadically in both tectonic and climatic realms. These repetitions encourage the re-creation of particular suites of landforms and could be taken to imply a certain rationality to events. However, ...(100 of 6609 words)