This class examines processes that shape the landscape. Examples of
the features that we discuss in class can be found in and around Portland.
In this extra credit assignment, you will explore the Portland area (including
Mt. Hood and the coast) to find examples of features discussed in class
(see list below), for the purpose of constructing an annotated journal
of photos.
You may go by yourself or with others in a group (I strongly recommend
going with others), but your journal must be your own (individual) work.
You may not turn in joint projects. However, your journal can include duplicates
of photos taken by a group member.
You will need to take pictures documenting each of the features that
you find. Your illustrations should be informative and well-documented;
each image should have a caption that thoroughly explains what feature
you are looking at, including how well the image illustrates the feature,
who took the picture, where the picture was taken, and when. If you use
digital images, be sure they are good quality images. Small fuzzy pictures
are not easy to interpret. Better images that document the examples well
will receive higher scores. Note that for this assignment, it is NOT acceptable
to use digital images you have downloaded from the web. The purpose of
this assignment is to get you to go out into the field, not to work at
a computer station.
Besides the images, your journal should include some background text describing your explorations. This text should include information such as where you went, when you went, what the weather was like, with whom you went. You should also include some personal reflection (this is a journal). The journal must be typed with one inch margins all around, using a 10 or 12 pt. font. If you use outside references, they should be listed in a references section. There is no page limit requirements for the amount of Text you need, but it should include the information enumerated above. Lively or entertaining text entries for the personal reflection or travelogue will receive higher scores (because I like to be entertained).
For the assignment, you will need to document features from at least
any
two of the following four
subject areas (note that the list of possibilities does not include all
possible features).
I. Mass Movement (find 3 examples of mass movement features).
Possibilities include: evidence of creep; scarp; slump block; earthflow;
a ""toe"" of a flow; lahar deposit
II. Streams (find 3 examples of stream features).
Possibilities include: point bar; cut-bank; mid-channel bar; meander;
oxbow lake; stream terrace
III. Shorelines (find 3 examples of shore line features).
Possibilities include: marine terrace; wave cut platform; spit; sea
stack; sea arch; sea cave; jetty or groin; beach
IV. Glaciers (find 3 examples of glacial features).
Possibilities include: till; u-shaped valley; hanging valley; cirque;
glacier; crevasse.
This assignment is worth up to an additional 2% of your total score for the class (i.e., a quarter-grade level). Your project will be easy to do IF you work on it a little bit each week. Be warned: This assignment will be almost impossible to do if you wait until the last minute.