Department of Earth Science |Northeastern Illinois University

INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE
ESCI 121
Spring 2006

By the end of today’s class, you should be able to do the following:

*  Read world maps that illustrate various geologic features: hot spots, volcanoes, crustal thickness, depth of earthquake focus, and location of volcanoes.

*  Compile information from the maps to discern patterns.

*  Explain the patterns by using plate tectonic concepts.

A web version of the exercise can be found here.

© 2006 Laura L. Sanders.  Last updated January 23, 2006.