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Environmental Studies
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04/18/2018
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Organic evolution
 Definition
Inheritance of acquired characteristics passed to their descendants.
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Convergent Evolution
 Definition
Development of similar characteristics in distant related organisms
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Precambrian
 Definition
longest time period
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4 billion years ago
 Definition
Geologic record began
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Craton
 Definition
a shield and a platform
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Candian shield
 Definition
Exposed craton which occupies Canada and a lot of the U.S.
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Continental Accretion
 Definition
Adding of material to continental crust
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Outgassing
 Definition
gasses from Earth's interior released during volcanic eruptions that began to accumulate
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Oxygen in the atmosphere
 Definition
Proterozoic
Term
Abiogenesis
 Definition
Life formed from nonliving matter
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3.5 bya
 Definition
when was stromatolites
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Most mined resource
 Definition
gold and iron ore
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mobile belts
 Definition
elongated areas of mountain building
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Paleozoic continents
 Definition
Baltica, China, Gondwana, Laurentia
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Organic Reefs
 Definition
Limestone
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Evaporites
 Definition
Salt
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Cambrian
 Definition
Shelly Fauna
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Permian
 Definition
Largest mass extinction
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Therapsids
 Definition
Mammals evolved from
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Nevadan Orogeny
 Definition
Nevada, south carolina, idaho, coat range
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Stegosaur
 Definition
Herbivor
Term
Mass extinction
 Definition
Meteorite
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Pterosaurs
 Definition
Flying reptiles
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Alpine
 Definition
Himalayan orogenic belt
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Circum
 Definition
Pacific orogenic belt
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