EARTH121 Lecture 1: Earth 121 - 1

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Earth Sciences
• Course: EARTH121
• Professor: Keith Delaney

Document Summary

Physical geology: examines primary focus of this books, and examines materials composing. Historical geology: u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g ea(cid:396)th"s o(cid:396)igi(cid:374) a(cid:374)d de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t th(cid:396)ough ti(cid:373)e. Outcrops: where bedrock is exposed to surface; where a lot of info from geology comes from. Geology: a science which includes observations, experiments and laboratory procedures and include applied knowledge from physics, math, chemistry and biology. Geological survey of canada, mining, natural resources. Mapped area in whales; was adopted by british geological survey. Proposed a theory for the origin of coal; still valid today. Trained assistants to map areas in ontario & a handyman. Geological processes are only hazards when people live in areas where this occurs. Natural processes can also be affected by human activities; artificial changes are not well adapted to by nature. Catastrophism: doctrine which influenced people of the 17 & 18th (cid:272)e(cid:374)tu(cid:396)(cid:455) that ea(cid:396)th"s landscapes had been shaped due to great catastrophes.