The ‘Geotours Workbook’ is a comprehensive guide for exploring geology using Google Earth, authored by M. Scott Wilkerson, M. Beth Wilkerson, and Stephen Marshak. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, this workbook includes various geotour worksheets covering topics such as plate tectonics, minerals, and geological structures, making it an essential resource for students and educators in geosciences.
Geotours
Workbook
A
Guide
for
Exploring
Geology
using
Google
Earth
Second
Edition
M.
SCOTT
WILKERSON
Department
of
Geosciences
DePauw
University
M.
BETH
WILKERSON
Library
&
Information
Services
DePauw
University
STEPHEN
MARSHAK
Department
of
Geology
University
of
Illinois
W.
W.
Norton
&
Company
New
York
•
London
Preface
&
Acknowledgments
v
Section
1:
Getting
Started
Part
1:
Downloading
&
Installing
Files
3
Topic
1.1:
downloading
the
Google
Earth
application
3
What
version
of
Google
Earth
was
used
to
create
this
workbook?
3
Topic
1.2:
downloading
the
Geotours
Workbook
KMZ
file
3
Part
2:
Using
Google
Earth
5
Topic
2.1:
the
toolbar
5
Is
the
imagery
gathered
in
real
time?
5
Topic
2.2:
the
navigation
controls
6
Table
2.1:
mouse
shortcuts
6
Topic
2.3:
the
status
bar
7
Topic
2.4:
the
panels
sidebar
8
Why
is
it
taking
a
long
time
to
load
my
selected
locations?
8
Topic
2.5:
using
the
Search
&
Layers
panels
10
What
do
positive
and
negative
latitudes
and
longitudes
mean?
11
Topic
2.6:
miscellaneous
hints
&
tips
13
What
is
the
difference
between
KML
and
KMZ
files?
13
i
Contents
Section
2:
Exploring
Geology
Using
Geotours
Geotour
Worksheet
A:
Earth
&
Sky
17
Geotour
Worksheet
B:
Plate
Tectonics
23
Geotour
Worksheet
C:
Minerals
29
Geotour
Worksheet
D:
Igneous
Rocks
35
Geotour
Worksheet
E:
Volcanoes
39
Geotour
Worksheet
F:
Sedimentary
Rocks
45
Geotour
Worksheet
G:
Metamorphic
Rocks
49
Geotour
Worksheet
H:
Earthquakes
53
Geotour
Worksheet
I:
Geologic
Structures
61
Geotour
Worksheet
J:
Geologic
Time
69
Geotour
Worksheet
K:
Earth
History
73
Geotour
Worksheet
L:
Energy
&
Mineral
Resources
77
Geotour
Worksheet
M:
Mass
Movements
81
Geotour
Worksheet
N:
Stream
Landscapes
85
Geotour
Worksheet
0:
Oceans
&
Coastlines
89
Geotour
Worksheet
P:
Groundwater
&
Karst
Landscapes
93
Geotour
Worksheet
Q:
Desert
Landscapes
97
Geotour
Worksheet
R:
Glacial
Landscapes
101
Geotour
Worksheet
S:
Global
Change
107
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