Course outline: The course will cover the following topics: Geologic fundamentals - earth structure, rocks, geological time Plate tectonics Diastrophism - folding, faulting etc. Climate and vegetation Action of running water, ice, and wind Geologic history of North America: - the Shield (Craton) - formation of Appalachian Mountains - formation of the Cordillera (Rockies and other western ranges) Eastern provinces - Atlantic-Gulf Coastal Plain - Piedmont -
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