EESA06H3 Midterm: Midterm notes
8 Sep 2016
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Chapter 1 introduction to physical geology and the environment. Geology derived from the greek word geo and logos and means the study of the earth . Geology came into being in the late eighteenth century: industrial revolution in northern europe created a growing demand for energy and minerals (coal, limestone, iron, water) Construction of mines, railways, tunnels, canals, brought to light details of how rocks are arranged below the ground, distance that they varied, and how they can be matched from one place to another (fossils) Earliest detailed geologic maps england, 1815 william smith: william smith referred to as father of english geology . In north america, geological mapping began in mid-nineteenth century: sir william logan (1842) founding director of geological survey of canada; first to describe the geology of canada. Age of the earth has been determined to be at least 4 500 billion years.
