Geo Eras and Topography
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Topography
In the subject line, write the name of a European country. Describe the topography of your
chosen country. Look at where the major cities are located and compare it to the
topography. What do you see? How does topography affect travel? How does topography
affect the country's climate? Give specific details and reasons for all questions.
Finland
Finland is divided into four parts, southern, western, central, and northern. Both southern and
western Finland has a coastal plan with a deeply indented coastline. It has thousands of small
islands that stretch outward toward Aland. Northern Finland consists of a thickly forested
plateau. Central Finland is a lake plateau that holds the bulk of the countrys lakes.
The major cities of Finland are generally located around lakes or bodies of water. Other cities
are scattered along the coastal line, while a few are centered on the more mountainous areas.
By being so close to many bodies of water, Finland has developed a much milder climate than
what would be expected. In the mountainous areas, there is a lot of snow coverage. If forms
like the Gulf Stream were not affecting the climate, it would share like weather patterns with
that of Siberia and Alaska. Considering Finland does not have a bumpy terrain travel is fairly
easy, whether by walking, train, or bus.
Geologic Time Periods
Search the Internet for information when it occurred, why it occurred, and three unique events
that happened during that time.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/mesozoic.php
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/cretaceous/cretaceous.php
http://www.bobainsworth.com/fossil/mesozoic.htm
http://earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/Cretaceous.html
http://voices.yahoo.com/earths-cretaceous-period-228489.html
The Cretaceous era is the longest period of the Mesozoic era; spanning 70 million years and began just
about 144 million years ago. The decline of small marine plants was the catalyst to the collapse of most
large organisms. This is where the first flowering plants flourished. While there were other plants before
this period, they did not develop in a sustainable way. These angiosperms were able to adapt in damp
climates, low nutrient lands, and swamps. Around the same time, the many insects we see every day
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were beginning to diversify. A major evolution came in the form of the eusocial bee that was associated
with the ecology and the flowering of plants.
The ending of this era saw the extinction of dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and marine reptiles. The
continents also started to align much like how it looks presently with the break-up of Pangea. The
splitting into different masses caused a great deal of effects. The creation of the Atlantic and Indianoceans, thus seasons began to be more distinct, the climate grew cooler, and geographic isolation,
which caused the separation in evolution for land animals, became imperative for survival. The meteor
that is believed to have hit the earth is known for killing off a mass amount of species. The interesting
thing about this is that dinosaurs were not the only forms of life to inhibit the earth; so why only
dinosaurs? It is also believed that those species that became extinct were already in decline due to the
dramatic changes of the earth.
http://palaeos.com/paleozoic/carboniferous/pennsylvanian.htm
http://www.carlwozniak.com/earth/Pennsylv.html
http://www.paleoportal.org/index.php?globalnav=time_space§ionnav=period&period_id=12
The Pennsylvanian period was known as the swamp era for its lush vegetation and wetness. It lasted for
about 33 million years and during this time the tetrapod evolution thrived. The first reptiles were able to
evolve and diversify without difficulties, soon making them the dominant life form living on land,
surpassing the tetrapods. Today we have an oxygen content of 21%, because of the burial of biological
carbon there was a surplus in oxygen. It is said to have reached a content of 35%, resulting in ginormous
sized creatures, like the first flying insects, also known as dragonflies.
The first appearance of the Appalachian Mountains and the Ancestral Rockies both rose. The creation of
the amniotic egg gave new life to aquatic reptiles; they were able to leave the sea and live fully on land.
This era saw the most stable of life forms due to its hot and humid climate. Pangea was in the process of
coming together as Gondwana (modern day Africa) was colliding with Euramerica. Three different floras
inhibited the earth, northern Angaran temperate flora, Euramerican tropical flora and the southern
Gondwanan temperate flora.
Towards the end of the period the swamps dried up and plants that were once abundant died out.
Transitional changes that caused a break in the flora saw the official end to the Pennsylvanian era and
birth to new fauna at the beginning of the Mississippian era.
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