Geology 203 - The Earth's Surface

Fall
2018
01
4.00
Vivian Leung
MW 01:30PM-04:20PM
Mount Holyoke College
104862
Clapp Laboratory 305
vleung@mtholyoke.edu
The surface of the Earth is a history book of;past environmental change. Every hill and valley,;every erosional feature and every deposit is the;result of processes acting at the Earth's;surface. In this course we study these processes;(e.g. glaciers, rivers, slopes, coastlines, arid;regions, frozen ground, cave formation, soil;development and groundwater) to understand how;they work and to understand the resulting;landforms and deposits. With this understanding;we can then observe different landforms and;deposits and infer past processes (environments;of deposition). Field work and trips allow;students to explore first-hand the processes that;have created and modified the Earth's surface.
Prereq: GEOL-123.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.