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