Re: Dynamic Planet B/C
Posted: June 27th, 2012, 2:35 pm
Earth Science by Tarbuck would be a help for beginning glaciers.
BYHscioly wrote:OR you could just bs all the tests like I did
Nats question: Describe the historical significance and challenge of a water gap:
a) Historical significance ______________________________________
b) Challenge _________________________________________________
I didn't have the faintest idea what a water gap was but I randomly guessed and got it right o.o
Does anyone have any sample topographic maps of glacial features?
There's gonna be a lot of glacial terminology... NOTESHEET
Does anyone know when the rule booklet comes out?
If you think those are bad, wait till you see actual glacier names... (Iceland), Fedschenko , Siachen oh my! Then again, some are easy like Lambert.FullMetalMaple wrote:Ég elska íslenska! It's a very complicated language, though. Not that it's stopping me or anything...fozendog wrote:Those names look horribly complicated! I wish I spoke Icelandic, that would be so useful. I will feel better when the rules come out and I will actually know what to study for. Do you guys know if USGS is a good place to look up information on glaciers and such for DP next year?
I didn't see much on USGS, but I did find this, which might be a useful introduction. My current knowledge comes mostly from experience and a general geology textbook, so I haven't done much Internet research yet. Maybe I should go look for resources when glaciers was last the topic.
How about Eyjafjallajökull?PacificGoldenPlover wrote:If you think those are bad, wait till you see actual glacier names... (Iceland), Fedschenko , Siachen oh my! Then again, some are easy like Lambert.
I just got a college level glaciology textbook and am currently working my way through it. Amazing how much math is in there! I probably should have gone through a college level physical geology book first, but the only one I had only had one short chapter on glaciers which I read through in about one day.
Looking forward to this event!
Oh, and I just found out what randkluft is. Thanks, fullmetalmaple, for reminding me!
I just got it online. I wouldn't really recommend it though... it's got differential equations in chapter 4(!)FullMetalMaple wrote:How about Eyjafjallajökull?PacificGoldenPlover wrote:If you think those are bad, wait till you see actual glacier names... (Iceland), Fedschenko , Siachen oh my! Then again, some are easy like Lambert.
I just got a college level glaciology textbook and am currently working my way through it. Amazing how much math is in there! I probably should have gone through a college level physical geology book first, but the only one I had only had one short chapter on glaciers which I read through in about one day.
Looking forward to this event!
Oh, and I just found out what randkluft is. Thanks, fullmetalmaple, for reminding me!
Isn't that a volcano?
What's the book you're using? I tried finding collegiate resources for this event; I know the University of Calgary has a fairly extensive glaciology program, but the site is hard to navigate.
And haha, no problem.