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Four Billion Years and Counting
Canada’s Geological Heritage Four Billion Years and Counting is a book that will take you on an epic journey of discovery, revealing how Canada’s rocks, fossils, and landscapes have evolved over time. An ever–shifting drama featuring the building and dismantling of continents and the opening and closing of oceans, the story highlights the basic concepts about rocks, plate tectonics, geological time, and fossils, using Canadian examples. This book shows how these topics are foundations for economic and social issues–such as water, energy and mineral resources, landslides, the environment, and climate change–that impact our lives every day. The FBY website contains downloadable illustrations from the book for educational and non–profit purposes. The illustrations are arranged, as in the book, by chapter and box. A caption for each illustration is also available for download. This resources provided on the website are intended to be used in conjunction with the book. All photographic and graphic images are copyright of the persons and/or institutions indicated in the caption directly associated with each image.The copyright holders have agreed that you may use their images for educational, non–commercial purposes only and provided that they are credited in each instance of use. For all other uses you must contact the copyright holder. Preview the FBY PowerPoint files in PDF format.TABLE OF CONTENTS (from the FBY website)
INTRODUCTION PART 1: FOUNDATIONS Chapter 1: On the Rocks Box l: Crystal Clear Box 2: Getting to the Core Chapter 2: Dance of the Continents Chapter 3: It's About Time Box 3: Mapping, Probing, and Sensing Chapter 4: Fossils and the Bush of Life Box 4: Spheres of Influence Box 5: The Lay of the Land PART 2: THE EVOLUTION OF CANADA Chapter 5: From Stardust to Continents: before 2,500 million years ago Chapter 6: Laying the Foundations: Canada 2,500 to 750 million years ago Chapter 7: Southern Sojourn: Canada 750 to 444 million years ago Box 6: Walcott's Legacy - The Burgess Shale Box 7: The Green Revolution Chapter 8: Crossing the Equator: Canada 444 to 251 million years ago Box 8: Evolutionary Relationships Box 9: Climate Chapter 9: Pangea Breaks Up and Mountains Rise Chapter 10: The Final Approach Chapter 11: The Ice Age PART 3: WEALTH AND HEALTH Chapter 12: Forging a Nation Chapter 13: Having the Energy Chapter 14: Building Canada Box 10: Quebec City's Extraordinary Geological Legacy Chapter 15: Water: a Clear Necessity Chapter 16: At the Beach Chapter 17: On Dangerous Ground Box 11: Extraterrestrial Visitors Chapter 18: Environmental Challenges Chapter 19: Toxins in the Rocks Chapter 20: Canada's Geological Heritage |