Why study geology

Why Study Geology?


Why Study Geology?
1. General Education Requirement



Why Study Geology?
1. General Education Requirement
2. Geology as a Profession



Why Study Geology?
1. General Education Requirement
2. Geology as a Profession
3. Economic and Political Implications


Water…..


1973

2005


Prince Saud Al Faisal

Hussein

Ahmadinejad

Medvedev

Putin

Chavez

Ghaddafi

Hu Jintao

al-Maliki


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General Education Requirement
Geology as a Profession
Economic and Political Implications
Appreciation of our Homes and Landscapes

~ 150 fatalities

Photo: Tom Gathright, 1969


Why Study Geology?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

General Education Requirement
Geology as a Profession
Economic and Political Implications
Appreciation of our Homes and Landscapes
Environmental Concerns




Why Study Geology?
1.
2.
3.
4.

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6.

General Education Requirement
Geology as a Profession
Economic and Political Implications
Appreciation of our Homes and Landscapes
Environmental Concerns
Carrying Capacity of the Earth


Oil production projected to start declining in
2015
To 2020…..most of the remaining oil will be
Depleted in ~100 years.

King Hubbert