Geology 100 Topics The Earth-its layers and general composition, types of crust Plate Tectonics and Boundary types Basic Rock Types: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary Volcanoes Earthquakes Rivers and Streams: Flooding Coasts and Coastal Processes, Human Modifications Mass Movements: Landslides, Debris Flows, etc. Glaciers Glaciation and Climate Groundwater Fossil Fuels Alternative Energy Resources Land Use

GEOLOGY 100 TOPICS- Volcano Example Process –Types of volcanoes –Location –Eruption Dynamics Hazards –Eruption types –Impacts –Examples

Some Major Themes Pros and Cons of human activity Recognition of and Mitigation of Hazards Case Studies –Iceland –Lower Mississippi River (Atchafalaya) –Southern California Debris Flows