Department
of Earth Science |
Northeastern
Illinois University
INTRODUCTION
TO EARTH SCIENCE
ESCI
121
Spring
2007
Daily Objectives
#17 (March
26, 2007)
Dr. Sanders
By the end
of
today’s class, you should be able to do the
following:
* In terms of depth of focus
and pattern of
distribution of earthquakes, describe what would be expected in
the following environments: divergent boundaries, transform boundaries,
convergent boundaries with subduction, convergent boundaries with no
subduction, hot spots.
* Examine an earthquake focus map and form a reasonable hypothesis as
to the plate tectonic environment.
* Visiting several sites on the NEIU campus, describe the use of
geologic materials in architecture and landscaping.
© 2007 Laura L. Sanders. Last updated
March 31, 2007.