Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7031 (v.5) Geology 101 or any previous version
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7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Processes controlling evolution of the Australian landscape - plate movements, climate history, weathering history. Regolith-landform evolution. Land degradation - agriculture, mineral exploration, salinity, surface hydrology and groundwater, soil degradation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit students will have - Gained an understanding of landscape evolution, degradation and its implications for the Australian continent. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Taylor G. and Eggleton R. A. (2001), Regolith Geology and Geomorphology, J Wylie. Michigan. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Exam 50%, Practical exercises 50%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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