Tectonic Evolution of North American Continent
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Tectonic Evolution of North American Continent
Write a one-page summary of the tectonic evolution of the region of the North American continent in which you live. Refer to your assigned reading.
* Please use the below questions as the Week 9 Written Assignment. These questions will help focus the assignment and help organize the assignment work. Please contact myself directly if you have any questions in regards to this assignment or the material. **
Assignment: Week 9 Written Assignment
Course: G245 Introduction to Geology
Instructor: Michelle Sutherland
1.) 1.) In 6 or more steps, describe the formation and geological history of where you live or just North America in general. The steps must be listed with the oldest event on bottom and the most recent event on the top, thus in chronological order like the Geologic Time Scale. For each step include: the numerical age/age range of the geological event’s occurrence, a brief description of the geological event in your own words, and the APA intext citation of your source. Each step is worth 3.5 points total [1 point numerical age/age range, 2 points for geological event description in your own words, .5-point APA intext citation of source). (21 points total). HINT: Use Chapters 2, 13, 14 and section 22.5 from the textbook to complete this assignment.
Step Numerical Age/Age Range Brief Description of Geological Event APA Intext Citation of Source (Be mindful of your time scale and time labels) (In your own words) Example 0 to 10,000 years ago / Holocene The glaciers from the Canadian shield regressed southward as temperatures across North America begin to warm. As the glacial lobes retreated north, they left behind deposits of glacial till and carved out depressions that eventually became lakes. (Chernoff & Whitney, 2007) 6 Most Recent 5 4 3 2 1 Oldest
2.) 2.) What was the main method of expansion/growth of the North American Continent on the west coast? (2 points)
3.) 3.) What is a broad area of exposed crystalline rock, which has not changed for more than a billion years called? (2 points)
4.) 4.) What was the name of the super continent that preceded the formation of North America? HINT: This was the super continent that broke up and the pieces were used to form North America and other continents of today. (2 points)
5.) 5.) What are the three types of plate tectonic boundaries? All three types of plate tectonic boundaries exist today and, in the past, and all three have been used to shape all of the continents (including North America) and the changes we observe today. (2 points)
6.) 6.) Reference list, in APA format, of sources used for this assignment. And be sure that intext citations were included for all questions 1 through 5. [1 point total]
Written Assignment Requirements
- Written Assignments are due Sundays 11:59pm CST.
- Use the Written Assignment Questions provided – these allow us to focus on main concepts for this week’s work utilizing the prompt above.
- Your main sources should be our course textbook and online material, as they contain everything you need.
- Respond fully to each question, in complete sentences, everything spelt correctly and in your own words.
- Must include sources used to complete the assignment by utilizing APA format intext citations in every question response and an APA formatted reference list at the end of the assignment.
- More information and guidelines on APA are provided in the Rasmussen APA guide http://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa.
- Want to quote from a source?
- In the case that you want to quote something from a source, make sure to put quotations “” around the source material COPIED WORD FOR WORD from the source, then put an intext citation after the quoted material in APA format and lastly, include the source in an APA formatted reference list.
- If you do not have all three components of APA quoting for COPIED WORD FOR WORD material from a source, then the post can be considered a form of PLAGARISM and can get an automatic ZERO.
- Quotations cannot be longer than one or two lines per response, and the quotations must be within the context of your own words, as these written assignments are supposed to be you explaining what you have read and researched.
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. 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