PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
Academic Year 2016/2017 - 1° YearCredit Value: 12
Scientific field: GEO/03 -
Taught classes: 42 hours
Term / Semester: 1°
ENGLISH VERSION
Learning Objectives
Knowledge of Earth structure and dynamics; Knowledge of main active geological processes; Ability to collect and analyze geological data; Individual and team work ability; Use of technical and scientific language.
Detailed Course Content
Earth Sciences. Earth interior. Plate tectonics. Rocks and minerals. Igneous rocks and volcanoes. Sediments and sedimentary rocks. Metamorphic rocks. Rock deformation: Folds, Faults. Surface processes. Weathering and erosion. The hydrological cycle and groundwater. Rivers: Transport to the Oceans. Winds and deserts. Glaciers: the work of ice. Ocean and marine environments. Interacting External and Internal systems. Mapping the Earth surface: topographic and geologic maps.
Textbook Information
1. D. DUFF – Principi di Geologia Fisica di Holmes – Ed. Piccin
2. E. LAVAGNA, G. LOCARNO – Geocartografia. Guida alla lettura delle carte geotopografiche. Ed. Zanichelli.
3. J. P. GROTZINGER, T. H. JORDAN - Capire la Terra. Terza edizione italiana condotta sulla settima edizione americana A cura di Elvidio Lupia Palmieri, Maurizio Parotto. Ed. Zanichelli.
4. A.N. STRAHLER - Geografia Fisica – Ed. Italiana a cura di G.B. Pellegrini, U. Sauro, G. Zanon, Ed. Piccin.
5. M. PANIZZA – Geomorfologia – Pitagora editirce Bologna
6. Dalla carta topografica al paesaggio (ATLANTE RAGIONATO)