Monday, February 28   Coasts and Shorelines

Reading for Wednesday: Chapter 15, Shoreline Systems, p. 386-405.  Make sure you understand the basics of coastal deposition and erosion.  Study figure 15.18 for a good summary.

Click here for a photo of the Cape Cove Landslide--highway 101 north of Florence.
 

Wednesday, March 1    Deserts and wind

Reading for Wednesday: Chapter 16, Eolian Systems, p. 420-441.  Read carefully the first part (420-425) and the section on desertification, p. 439-440.  Take a good look at all the photos!
 
 

Friday, March 3       Finish Deserts and wind
                                   Relative dating and geologic time

Reading for Friday: Chapter 8, Geologic time, p. 171-183; 193-196.  Study figure 8.18�try to work backwards from the last step to the first�after all, it�s the last step that we actually see.  Compare fig. 8.18j with fig. 8.17.  Then read carefully the brief section "Magnitude of Geologic Time on p. 194-196.

Final Essay due.  Make sure it�s typed and stapled, free of typos and misspellings, and contains a minimum of three substantive references.  Refer to our website for writing hints
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