Option T4: GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF BRITAIN Key Idea 1:The Neoproterozoic and Phanerozoic stratigraphy of the British area has been determined largely by the assembly of lithotectonic terranes during three orogenic events Knowledge and Geological techniques Comments understanding and skills a. Rocks from all the major Study of geological maps at Candidates are expected to subdivisions of geological various scales including maps use their fieldwork to collect time occur in Britain and linking onshore and offshore and analyse data of a surrounding shelf areas: areas. selected area(s) to interpret Precambrian, Early and the local stratigraphy and Late Palaeozoic, Use of maps and related data place into a wider context. Mesozoic, Cenozoic. to investigate major geological processes operating in different parts of the British area from the Precambrian to the Quaternary. Information used to Application of remote sensing Teachers may find the investigate the geological and subsurface data collection following resource useful in history of the British Isles to help interpret the delivering part of this also includes remote Palaeozoic and section: sensing techniques that Neoproterozoic geology of the provide an indirect way to British area. investigate the subsurface geology. The principles associated with: potential field measurements gravity (Bouguer anomaly) and magnetic surveys borehole analysis; as exemplified by the Mochras Borehole. seismic reflection surveys; onshore and offshore. c. A number of orogenic Interpretation of geological events have affected the maps to identify outcrop British area: location and patterns associated with large- large-scale geology. scale geological features of Ages, main structures orogenic belts; fold shapes and dominant trends of and descriptors, plunging the Caledonian and folds; fault descriptors; Variscan orogenic belts; regional structural trends as Alpine orogenic displayed by major folds and influences in Britain. faults.
Option T4: GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF BRITAIN Key Idea 1:The Neoproterozoic and Phanerozoic stratigraphy of the British area has been determined largely by the assembly of lithotectonic terranes during three orogenic events Knowledge and understanding Geological techniques and skills Comments a. Rocks from all the major subdivisions of geological time occur in Britain and surrounding shelf areas: Precambrian, Early and Late Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic. Study of geological maps at various scales including maps linking onshore and offshore areas. Use of maps and related data to investigate major geological processes operating in different parts of the British area from the Precambrian to the Quaternary. Candidates are expected to use their fieldwork to collect and analyse data of a selected area(s) to interpret the local stratigraphy and place into a wider context. Information used to investigate the geological history of the British Isles also includes remote sensing techniques that provide an indirect way to investigate the subsurface geology. The principles associated with: potential field measurements gravity (Bouguer anomaly) and magnetic surveys borehole analysis; as exemplified by the Mochras Borehole. seismic reflection surveys; onshore and offshore. Application of remote sensing and subsurface data collection to help interpret the Palaeozoic and Neoproterozoic geology of the British area. Teachers may find the following resource useful in delivering part of this section: c. A number of orogenic events have affected the British area: location and large-scale geology. Ages, main structures and dominant trends of the Caledonian and Variscan orogenic belts; Alpine orogenic influences in Britain. Interpretation of geological maps to identify outcrop patterns associated with large- scale geological features of orogenic belts; fold shapes and descriptors, plunging folds; fault descriptors; regional structural trends as displayed by major folds and faults.
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