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Assignment:
Answer the following questions:
1) Briefly compare and contrast patterns of active faulting on the east and west sides of the Sierran microplate. Why are they different?
2) Briefly describe how convergent tectonics during the Paleozoic Antler orogeny were differer from convergent tectonics during the Laramide orogeny (late Cretaceous/early Cenozoic).
3) Briefly explain how the Coast Ranges, Central Valley and Sierra Nevada geomorphic province reflect the history of convergent tectonics in California since about 160 million years ago.
4) Briefly describe three major differences between the evolution of the northern and souther reaches of the San Andreas fault system. For the purposes of this question assume that the creeping section of the San Andreas fault is the central reach of the fault system that separates the northern and southern reaches.
5) What does the formation of Pleistocene marine terraces tell us about the likely effects of future global sea level rise on the California coast?
6) Briefly describe what texture refers to in describing igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, and what it tells us about formation of the rock.
7) State what the most significant earthquake hazard is, and briefly explain why.
8) Briefly explain what geologic conditions led to the formation of major oil deposits in the Los Angeles region.
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