EVPP 110 Lecture
Fall 2003, Instructor: Dr. Largen

Physical Environment: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes

Plate Tectonics

Theory of plate tectonics

Shapes of continents

Figure: history of continental drift

Shapes of continents

Similar distribution of geologic features, fossils, some living species

Figure: Crustal plate boundaries

Sea floor topography

Age of volcanic islands in Atlantic

Sea floor magnetism & spreading

Plate tectonics

 

 

Figure: San Andreas fault

Earthquakes

Earthquake- definition & cause

Earthquake- features

Earthquake- measurement

Earthquake- measurement

Earthquake- measurement

Earthquake- measurement

Figure: Average annual number of earthquakes by magnitude

Earthquake - Effects

Earthquakes - Primary Effects

Earthquakes - Secondary Effects

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Volcanoes

Volcanoes - definition

Volcanoes - causes

Volcanoes - form

Volcanoes - locations

Volcanoes - types of releases

Volcanoes - effects

Volcanoes - effects

Krakatau Volcano

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