Environmental Science (ENSC) - Pleistocene and Glacial Geomorphology
ENSC 4116 Pleistocene and Glacial Geomorphology
Prerequisites:
ENSC 2106 or
GEOG 2106
Antirequisites:
GEOG 4116
Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
Topics covered in this systematic physical geography course include continental and alpine glaciation, erosional and depositional features, glacial climates and their origin, ancient glaciations (Huronian, late Precambrian, Ordovician, late Paleozoic), glacio-marine environments, glaciations and floral-faunal changes, extinctions, and coeval low latitude environments. Students participate in local field trips to examine gravel deposit, glacial varvites (clays) and soils. This course is also offered as GEOG 4116.