CLIMATE CHANGE AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
ENV2EGL
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject covers the landscape and climate history of the earth, emphasising the changes that have occurred in Australia and highlighting the last 2 million years. The causes and effects of climate change are discussed, with detailed consideration of current climate change due to rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The landscape is shaped by both surface processes (rivers, waves and wind) and tectonic influences (volcanoes and earthquakes), and these are discussed along with the fundamental concepts of weathering, stratigraphy, deposition and erosion. The subject also deals with the impacts of climate and landscape change on the evolution of vegetated landscapes across the globe, in particular the role of fire in shaping major ecosystems of the Australian continent and how Aboriginals affected the megafauna and forests. The excursion integrates different aspects of the lecture material to develop a landscape, climate and vegetation history of the Geelong region.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: John Webb
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ENV3EGL
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: This subject is co-taught with ENV3EGL, but uses lower order marking criteria than in ENV3EGL.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Quaternary environments
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Williams, M. A. J.
Year: 1993
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: EDWARD ARNOLD 1993.
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Global geomorphology
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Summerfield, M. A.
Year: 1991
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: LONGMAN
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Climate change
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Burroughs, W.J.
Year: 2001
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Webb
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 21 - 21
One 1.00 day field trip per study period on sunday during the day from week 21 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3-hour end-of-semester examination | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Excursion report (500-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Laboratory/practical exercises (10 reports, 1,000-words equivalent ) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |