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FRAGILE ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS

Learning objectives

 

You will ...      You will learn ... discover that our rock foundation is neither static nor stable.   hopefully become interested in the exciting puzzle of tectonic plates, which are the main engine for mountain formation.     that erosion is the real architect of mountains.   how dirty mud and sand turn into hard rocks (rock cycle) and even huge mountains over million of years.

You will understand ...      You will be able to ... how mountains form (principles of plate tectonics).   why some mountain regions have active volcanoes and earthquakes and others not.     indicate where new mountains may evolve in the future.   explain the evolution of the main mountain chains on earth.

 

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