Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

EESC 171: Understanding the Earth

(EESC171)

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(CRN 14108/14109 Tutorial ) An introduction to the study of rocks and minerals and the materials that make up planet Earth; the Earth’s origin and internal structure and composition; the plate tectonic and continental drift theory, crustal processes (the early history of the Earth and its atmosphere, evolution and extinction of life forms; composition and structure of the Earth, origin of continents, oceans, volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains), crustal deformation and mountain building; resources from Earth. Three credits.

 

 

 


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