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Stream Terraces part of Activities Field work is surveying
terraces along the Mohawk River and two of its tributary streams
in eastern NY State. Lab write up requires students to present
data graphically and to propose an hypothesis that explains ...
Mapping a local Dune Field, and estimating paleowind speed and
direction part of Activities We visit the Pinebush dune field in
eastern New York State (20 minutes from campus). Students map
one large parabolic dune, and collect sample of dune sand. In
the lab, students map the dune field from aerial ... Rocks,
Weathering, and Erosional Landscapes part of Activities Students
will identify a variety of silicate minerals and rocks and
relate them to their topographic expression according to
relative resistance. Geomorphology in the news part of
Activities The activity requires students to present a current
news story that has a geomorphic component. The students must
relate course material to current eve