CHICAGO ROCKS! Geology in the City
ESCI 109, Section 01
Fall 2009
Review for Exam #3 (December
17, 2009)
Dr. Sanders
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Your final
homework
assignment is due the day of the final exam.
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Check
the
homework page for the poster grading rubric; use it as your checklist as you
finish working on your poster!
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You will be asked to complete the
Team
Citizenship Evaulation during the exam period.
For the exam, you should be able to do the following:
Topographic Maps
w Use contours on a topographic map to find the
location of stream valleys.
w Determine the direction of flow of a stream using
contours on a topographic map.
w Sketch what a stream valley would look like on a
topographic map.
w Using contours on a topographic map, point out
areas of steeper slopes and less steep slopes.
Stream Processes and Gradients
w (From our
field trip) Trace the stream
at Gompers Park from beginning to end, describing the changes it undergoes
throughout its course.
w (From our
field trip) Explain how a
constructed wetlands functions to help resolve some urban water management
problems.
w Define the meaning of
the term watershed (drainage basin).
w Show how to delineate
a watershed using a topographic map.
w Define the term
gradient.
w Explain how
stream gradient can be measured using topographic maps.
w Measure the gradient
of the following streams using topographic maps.
| 4 Fox River | 4 East Branch of the DuPage River | 4 Sanitary and Ship Canal | |
| 4 Des Plaines River (state line to Lyons) | 4 West Branch of the DuPage River | 4 North Shore Channel | |
| 4 Upper Salt Creek (above Busse Lake) | 4 North Branch of the Chicago River | 4 Calumet Sag Channel | |
| 4 Lower Salt Creek (below Busse Lake) |
w Find the gradient of the
three major canals in the Chicago area (North Shore Channel, Cal-Sag Channel,
Sanitary and Ship Canal).
w Analyze the stream gradients we measured using
topographic maps.
w Measure the gradient
of a slope using a hand level, measuring tape, and stadia rod.
Topographic Maps, Stream Processes, and Surficial
Geology
w Use contours on a topographic map to find the
location of stream valleys.
w Define the meaning of
the term watershed (drainage basin).
w Show how to delineate
a watershed using a topographic map.
w On the big map of the
Chicago region at the front of the room, use sticky notes to mark the general
location of each of the following streams. Then explain what they
virtually all have in common, and what caused that commonality.
| 4 Fox River | 4 Sanitary and Ship Canal | 4 East Branch of the DuPage River | |
| 4 Des Plaines River | 4 North Shore Channel | 4 West Branch of the DuPage River | |
| 4 Salt Creek | 4 Calumet Sag Channel | 4 North Branch of the Chicago River |
w Explain what
controls the location of the major streams in the Chicago area.
w Describe the
characteristics of the intermorainal areas in the Chicago area.
Group Project
w List and describe the
characteristics of a productive and contributing team member.
w Working in the
assigned project groups, investigate a given study area.
Team Project Overview
Chrzastowski, Michael. 2005. Chicagoland: Geology
and the Making of a Metropolis. Field excursion for the 2005 annual
meeting Association of American State Geologists, June 15, 2005.
Urbana, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey, OFS 2005-9.
(You may check out a "loaner" CD of this document.) |
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