PART A. LOCAL GEOLOGY (15%) Parts A, B, and C should be submitted as a single document . Discuss and describe, in paragraph form, the geology of your region and location (state and local area, or country and local area - if you are overseas). Make sure you address all the following topics in geologic relation to your region: Location (absolute – latitude &      longitude – and – relative location in relation to global or national      setting) Tectonic plate setting and motion,      including the nearest plate boundary location and type Bedrock and surface material Terrain      or topography description (plains, hills, mountains, coastal, desert,      etc.). Significant      and unique geological features Geologic      hazards Glacial      influences - past or present Mineral      and energy resources Drainage      basin and groundwater (regional scale) Water      quantity and quality (local scale – city, neighborhood, and home) This section will require you to do some local and regional geological research. You may use materials from the course  e-Resources and Webliography, and any Internet sources, including the USGS, state geological offices (or natural resources departments – see Webliography for a state list), scientific organizations, and local government offices, but all sources must be cited in proper APA-style at the end of Part A. Feel free to use graphics (esp. maps, diagrams, photos, satellite images, etc) where appropriate to support your descriptions of the local geology. Do not just list or cut-and-paste as the study must be in paragraph style and in your own words. PART B. VOLCANOES (5%) Refer to the course e-Resources, the course Webliography, and geologic research sources from the Internet to complete this section. Sources must be listed in proper APA-style citations, at the end of Part B.  Choose three volcanoes – one composite volcano, one shield volcano, and one caldera – and complete the data requested in the matrix below (Note: only the first line is included here), or another form may be substituted (e.g. Excel) .  Then write a paragraph or two on only one volcano from the matrix, describing: (1) Plate tectonic setting and common igneous rocks found there, (2) Eruptive history of the volcano, including the last eruption or volcanic activity, and (3) Potential for future eruptions , with a general description of the population distribution within the volcano’s hazard zone ? Feel free to use graphics (esp. maps, diagrams, photos, satellite images, etc.) where appropriate to support your descriptions and discussion. Volcano or   Volcanic Range Name Location Elevation Type of   Volcano: Composite Shield or Caldera  Eruption Status: Active Dormant or Extinct Main   Hazards PART C. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GLACIERS, AND SEA LEVEL (10%) Refer to your course e-Resources, course Webliography, and the Internet to complete this part . Check the Webliography.

1. PART A. LOCAL GEOLOGY (15%)
Parts A, B, and C
should be submitted as a
single document
.
Discuss and describe, in paragraph form, the
geology of your region and location
(state and local area, or country and local area - if you are
overseas). Make sure you address all the following topics in
geologic relation to your region:
Location (absolute – latitude & longitude – and – relative
location in relation to global or national setting)
Tectonic plate setting and motion, including the nearest
plate boundary location and type
Bedrock and surface material
Terrain or topography description (plains, hills, mountains,
coastal, desert, etc.).
Significant and unique geological features
Geologic hazards
Glacial influences - past or present
Mineral and energy resources

2. Drainage basin and groundwater (regional scale)
Water quantity and quality (local scale – city, neighborhood,
and home)
This section will require you to do some local and regional
geological research. You may use materials from the course
e-Resources and Webliography, and any Internet sources,
including the USGS, state geological offices (or natural
resources departments – see Webliography for a state list),
scientific organizations, and local government offices, but all
sources must be cited in proper APA-style at the end of Part A.
Feel free to use graphics (esp. maps, diagrams, photos, satellite
images, etc) where appropriate to support your descriptions of
the local geology. Do not just list or cut-and-paste as the study
must be in paragraph style and in your own words.
PART B. VOLCANOES (5%)
Refer to the course e-Resources, the course Webliography, and
geologic research sources from the Internet to complete this
section. Sources must be listed in proper APA-style citations, at
the end of Part B.
Choose
three volcanoes
–
one composite volcano, one shield volcano, and one caldera
– and complete the data requested in the matrix below (Note:
only the first line is included here), or another form may be
substituted (e.g.
Excel)
.

3. Then write a
paragraph or two
on
only one volcano
from the matrix, describing: (1)
Plate tectonic setting
and common
igneous rocks
found there, (2)
Eruptive history
of the volcano, including the
last eruption
or volcanic activity, and (3) Potential for
future eruptions
, with a general description of the
population distribution
within the
volcano’s hazard zone
? Feel free to use graphics (esp. maps, diagrams, photos,
satellite images, etc.) where appropriate to support your
descriptions and discussion.
Volcano or Volcanic Range Name
Location
Elevation
Type of Volcano:
Composite

4. Shield
or
Caldera
Eruption Status:
Active
Dormant
or
Extinct
Main Hazards
PART C. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GLACIERS, AND
SEA LEVEL (10%)
Refer to your course e-Resources, course Webliography, and the
Internet to complete this part . Check the Webliography
carefully for doing research on climate change, glaciers, sea ice,
and sea level change. Your research sources must be listed with
proper APA-style citations at the end of Part C.

5. Choose
three glaciers
-
two alpine glaciers
(also called mountain or valley glaciers) and
one ice sheet
- and complete the matrix (only the first line is included here
so you will need to add more lines) below, but another form
may be substituted (e.g.
Excel
).
Then write a
short essay
on: (1) the connections between
global climate change and glaciers,
(2)
climate change and
sea level change,
and (3)
glaciers and sea level change
. Make sure you give geologic location examples. Then answer
(4)
why glaciers are one of the best forms of evidence for climate
change?
Feel free to use graphics (graphs, maps, diagrams, photos,
satellite images, etc.) where appropriate to support your
descriptions and discussion. Make sure you give specific
geologic example locations in each of the four topics covered.
Glacier or Ice Cap Name

6. Location
Ice Elevation Range
Type of Glacier:
Alpine Glacier
or
Ice Sheet
Status of Ice:
Advancing
Stable
or
Retreating
Approximate Length and Thickness of the ice