LISS.398A TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION:
PART I EARLY PEOPLES in
the NEW WORLD
CLIMATE CHANGE: OCEAN SHORE EVIDENCE
Changes in ocean shore lines can be identified by
sedimentary deposits. Shore line positions changes in
response to three climate relates processes: changes in the
amount of water present in glaciers; changes in ocean
volume due to temperature change (relatively minor); changes
in the relative position of land masses in response the
weight of glaciers on them.
Colorado School of Mines
Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies
Dr. Joseph D. Sneed
jsneed@mines.edu
