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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <!-- Created from PDF via Acrobat SaveAsXML --> <!-- Mapping table version: 28-February-2003 --> <HTML> <HEAD> <META name="dc.title" content=" Terraine - Region by rock type" > <META name="dc.date" content="2009-08-13T09:58:25-04:00" > <META name="dc.date.modified" content="2009-08-13T09:58:27-04:00" > <META name="generator" content="Adobe Acrobat Exchange-Pro 7.8" > </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor=white text=black link=blue vlink=purple alink=fushia > <DIV class="Sect" ><DIV ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1" color="#000000"></B> Terraine - Region by rock type<FONT size="+1"> </P ></DIV ><DIV ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Granite vs. Limestone<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Static vs. Dynamic<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Isostacy vs. Eustacy<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Plate tectonics & coastal geomorphology<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Convergence vs. transform boundary<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Island Arcs<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Trailing (Atlantic) Coast vs. Leading (Pacific)<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Submerged shelf margin and Convergent/transformation shelf<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Slow vs. rapid movement<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Bold Relief & Cliffed Headlands,<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Valley & Ridge Coast, Firth, Fjiord, Fjard<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Pocket Beaches & Caves<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Low Coast = Gulf Coast - Beaches and Lagoons, Estuaries, Distributaries<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Continental shelf vs. slope<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Weather and Climate Factors<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Boston Harbor - N E storm<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Gale vs. Hurricane<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Fetch of Blizzard of 78<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">No Name Gale - Perfect Storm<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Primary vs. Secondary Coasts<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Primary - submerged not modified<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Secondary- submerged & modified<FONT size="+1"> </P ></DIV ></DIV ></BODY> </HTML>
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