GEOL 21062 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami, Environmental Geology, Mesozoic

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Italicized words are those you should be able to define. Bold-faced terms are associated with a graph or figure that you should be prepared to discuss and perhaps draft. This study guide is just that, not a contract. Your class notes are your ultimate study guide. Introductory concepts - describe the concerns of classic and contemporary environmental geology. Describe the characters and plot of the lorax. Be prepared to describe the trend of global population growth. Note the eons and eras and the boundaries between them. Describe plate boundaries and hot spots and how they relate to environmental hazards. Be prepared to cite geographic examples of where such tectonic settings are found. Define a risk, hazard, and both the primary and secondary categories. Crude- the age of oil an anthropologic progression: stone, bronze, iron, now oil.