Earth History GEOL 2110

Final Exam REVIEW

Final Exam Structure• Multiple choice, matching, short answer

• Will assume you know the time scale sequence !

• 20% - First Third of Course• 30% - Second Third of Course• 50% - Final Third of Course

• ~ 1/3 of questions will be repeats from prior quizzes and midterms

Study Strategies

• Review Previous Exams and Quizzes

• Review Class Powerpoints

• Reread chapter summaries

• Create a Fact Sheet on important time intervals

Geol 2110 Earth HistoryFinal Exam Study Factsheet

Era/Period/Epoch: _______________________ Time Interval: ____________________Ga/Ma

NA PaleogeographyCraton:Eastern Margin:Western Margin:

Tectonic EventsSupercontinents?:NA Orogenies: Cause:Other :

Major NA Geological DepositsDepositional Sequence:Craton:Eastern Margin:Western Margin:

PaleoclimateNA:

Cause: Global:

CauseBiological EventsNew Species:

Cause :Extinctions:

Cause: Other Interesting Factoids

Precambrian of MinnesotaTells the Story of How the NA Craton was Made

Archean Eon

Paleoproterozoic Era

Mesoproterozoic Era

Precambrian (Cryptozoic) SuperEon

Early Paleozoic EraCambrian and Ordovician Periods

Middle Paleozoic EraDevonian and Silurian Periods

Late Paleozoic EraMississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian Periods

What to Know about the Mesozoic/Cenozoic

•Major tectonic events and causes

• Elements of a continental volcanic arc

•Major Rock Formations – time and significance

• Paleoclimate of time periods - causes

•Major evolutionary appearances and extinctions -causes

Mesozoic EraTriassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous Periods

Cenozoic EraPaleogene, Neogene Periods

Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene Epochs

Next Monday

Final Exam8-9:50 AMMont 70