Mapping
Direction, cardinal, intercardinal
Scale- direct statement, representative fraction,
Plate Tectonics
Geological Time – era, epoch, period, age, etc – see notes.
Relative and absolute time
Notes on earth’s crust – oceanic crust & continental crust – age,
depth,
Plate boundaries – converging, diverging, strike slip fault zone.
See notes & diagrams.
Diagrams of earth’s upper layers – handouts- upper mantle,
asthenosphere, oceanic crust etc.
Review the map on earth’s plates – North American, Pacific,
Nazca, Gorda, Juan de Fuca , Caribbean …etc
Rock Cycle – and questions and answers on rocks produced by this
process – especially intrusive and extrusive igneous rock. Review
diagram on rock cycle
3 types of rocks and characteristics of each
Three types of volcanoes. Characteristics of each volcano.
Earthquakes and terms associated with them. Review chapter on
earthquakes.
Gradational forces
Wave erosion and deposition- features created by wave erosion.
3 stages of river development and diagram of each
Deserts- location, names and erosional/depositional features
Glaciers- continental and alpine differences between the two
Weathering- types and characteristics of each(physical, chemical,
etc)