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G 202 Physical Geology

Spring Term 2009
Tuesday & Thursday 12:00-1:40 pm

Room EB103

A. Ruzicka

e-mail: ruzickaa@pdx.edu


Course information
  • Syllabus (posted 3/28/09; revised 3/31/09)
  • Our classroom has been changed to EB103.  (posted 3/30/09)
  • No class on Thursday, May 14.  As we got ahead, we will not need to have a class meeting this day.  You can use the time to study for Exam 2, which will occur as planned on 5/19.  (posted 5/12/09)



Exam answer keys and score distributions
 
  • Exam 1.  (posted 4/23/09, updated 4/24/09)



 
 
 
Kiger Gorge, which cuts into Steens Mountain in SE Oregon, is a good example of glacial topography.  Note the U-shaped profile of the valley, which is characteristic of glacially-carved valleys and unlike the V-shaped profiles poduced by stream erosion.

Kiger and other features at Steens Mountain indicate that large glaciers were once present in Southeast Oregon, now an arid part of the state. 

 

Last Updated:  11 June 2009