PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

GEO/03 - 12 CFU - 1° Semester

Teaching Staff

ROSANNA MANISCALCO
GIORGIO DE GUIDI


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)




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