EARTH121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Geologic Hazards, James Ussher, Plate Tectonics
29 Aug 2016
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Physical geology materials composing earth to gain an understanding of the many processes that operate both on and beneath the surface. Historical geology understanding the origin of earth and development through time. Earth is a dynamic body with many interacting parts and a complex history. As well, sales of size and space vary greatly in geology. Geologic hazards are natural processes that become hazards when people try to live where they occur. Environmental issues are complicated by the fact that there is a rapid human population growth and most people are aspiring towards a better standard of living. Catastrophism coined by archbishop james ussher in ~1650. Earth"s landscapes created in a short timescale through great, worldwide catastrophes. Uniformitarianism shapes modern geology in late 1700s by james hutton; idea that physical, chemical, and biologic laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past. We must accept that earth is very old. Late 1800s when radioactivity was discovered and used.
