Instructor: Dr. Nancy Van Wagoner
Office: Huggins Science Hall, room
305 and Perry
House, 42 University Avenue
Phone: 585-1590 (Geology
Office)
585-1435 (Continuing Education Office)
Fax: 585-1068
Email: nancy.vanwagoner@acadiau.ca
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday
12:30-3.00 PM and by appointment.
Class meets: Tuesday and Thursday,
3:00-4:30 PM
Location: HSH 10
Information Resources:
Required text:
Geology and the Environment, 2nd
Edition, by B. W. Pipkin and D. D. Trent 1
As well as assigned articles, websites,
and videos
| Geology is the study
of Earth.
Environmental Geology focuses on the relationship between humans and their Earth environment. It is the study of human interaction with the land, with all its sociological, economic and political ramifications.(1) |
| This course concentrates on the relationship between people and internal Earth processes such as, earthquakes and volcanoes, geologic structures, plate tectonics, the evolution of mountains and ocean basins, the concept of geologic time, rocks, minerals, and mineral resources. |
Course
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| January 5,7 | Unit 1: Introduction to the Course and the Earth overview | Chap. 1:
pg. 1-21 |
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| January 12 | Unit 2:
Weathering |
Chap. 10:
Chap. 6: pg. 153-160 |
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| January
14 |
Unit 3:
Soils: Classification, Erosion and Protection |
Chap. 6:
Pg. 160-181 |
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| January 19, 21 | Unit 4:
Landslides and Mass Wasting |
Chap. 7: | Mass Wasting | |
| January 26, 28 | Unit 4 continued:
Case Histories: Slopes that have failed, and the lives that were lost |
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| February 2, 4 | Unit 5:
The Water Cycle, and how streams work |
Chap. 9: | Rivers | |
| February 9 | Test 1 | |||
| February 11 | Unit 5 continued:
Case Histories: Floods and Dams Groundwater and Fresh Water Resources |
Flood Probability | ||
| February 16 | Unit 6:
Groundwater Depletion and Pollution, Subsidence, Caves and Caving |
Chap. 8: | Groundwater | |
| February 18 | Unit 7:
Glaciers, Glaciation and Climate Change |
pg. 322-323
pg. 331-343 |
Glaciers | |
| February 22-26 | Study Break | |||
| March 2, 4 | Unit 8:
Deserts, Distribution of Deserts and Desertification |
pg. 324-331 | Deserts | |
| March 9 | Unit 9:
Oceans and Ocean Currents |
Chap. 11: | Oceans | |
| March 11 | Unit 9 continued:
Coastal Processes: Tide, Currents, and Waves Coastal Environments |
Tides | ||
| March 16 | Unit 9 continued:
Human Impact on Coastal Environments |
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| March 18 | Test 2 | |||
| March 23 | Unit 10:
The Atmosphere and its Geologic History The Ozone Layer |
pg. 344-358 | Global Climate and
Human Impact |
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| March 25 | Unit 11:
Energy Resources |
pg. 364-382 | ||
| April 1 | Unit 11 continued:
Alternatives to Fossil Fuels |
pg. 383-406 | ||
| April 6 | Unit 12:
Managing Waste Case Histores |
Chap. 15: |
| Geology 1043/63
Objectives and Learning Outcomes |
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1. To give
you the tools to become a better steward of Earth, and a more constructive
manager of the land and its population.
2. To be
educated enough to know the right questions to ask when faced with environmental
issues.
3. To learn
to access information and tell the difference between reliable and unreliable
information.
4. To depict
the role of Geologists in today's society.
5. To present
knowledge that will be useful for life, whether forming opinions on environmental
issues, selecting a home site or other property, evaluating a business,
or appreciating and understanding your surroundings.
6. To sharpen
your observational skills and expand your horizons by introducing you to
the complexities of geologic systems and processes, and developing your
ability to "see" in three dimensions.
7. To prepare
you to consider many environmental issues facing society, such as resource
utilization, water use and conservation, and land-use planning.
1. A perspective
of Earth in the Universe and the Solar System.
2. A knowledge
of the structure and composition of Earth from the inside out.
3. Understanding
of the terrestrial foundation on which societies are built.
4. A general
understanding of Earth systems, processes, and the multivariate character
of nature.
5. An understanding
of the vastness of geologic time, and the varying rates of geologic processes.
6. An understanding
of the range of scales of geologic problems, from the global to the microscopic.
7. Appreciation
that Earth resources are limited and Earth has a limited capacity to sustain
life.
8. A better
appreciation of Earth's beauty.
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| Mass Wasting |
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| Rivers |
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| Flood Probability |
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| Groundwater |
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| Glaciers |
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| Deserts |
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| Oceans |
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| Tides |
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| Global Climate and Human Impact |
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| Test 1 |
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| Test 2 |
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| Final Exam |
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Question??
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