Summer Homework 2018
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Geology: Landforms: This course serves as an introduction to geological processes and concepts, earth’s structure, plate tectonics and the resulting landforms. Embedded within earth’s structure topics are basic chemistry, mineral resources within the rock forming and economic (ore) minerals, and the environments of formation and classification of rocks within the context of the rock cycle. Mountain building, volcanoes and volcanic landscapes are emphasized.
Geology: Natural Hazards: This course emphasizes the relationship between volcanoes, earthquakes and plate tectonics. Emphasized regularly, and an underlying current throughout the course, is the relevance and importance of recognizing and preparing for geologic hazards. The study of streams and stream morphology, mass wasting and slope stability (landslides), groundwater, glaciers, fossils and climate change are included within earth’s history.