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World Changes1960 2000
Population grew 2x (3Bil Population grew 2x (3Bil 6Bil)6Bil)$ Economies grew 5xEconomies grew 5x
Oil production up 6xOil production up 6x
Wood production up 2xWood production up 2x
2x greater difference between 20% 2x greater difference between 20% most affluent and 20% poorest nationsmost affluent and 20% poorest nations
Systems
atmosphere
hydrosphere
“solid” earth
biota
past atmospheric & climatic changes
land area changes
sea changes
Carbon Cycle
Geosystems Technology
Stella modeling
Reflectance Spectrometer Idrisi remote sensing
Image processingCalculator/Computer ProbesArcView (GIS)Global Positioning System
Example of integration of sciences1. Biology of Formation
2. Geology of Discovery
3. Engineering of Extraction
4. Technology of Transport
5. Chemistry of Refining
6. Statistics of Supply/Demand
7. Economics of Pricing
8. Technology & Feasibility of Alternatives
Petroleum Petroleum StudyStudy
TJ Academic Goals
• Problem solving• Academic risk taking
Geosystems projects emphasize
Students move from unrelated facts to knowledge.
Example: A plate tectonics project where a huge data base
is available
Bottom line:
How do you substantiate your findings?
• What data are associated with a boundary?• What data are irrelevant?• What data are anomalous?
Where’s the trench?
Multiple Plate Boundary Types
Ocean to Ocean?
Convergent or transform?
Relevant?