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    Unit 1: "If an earthquake happens in the desert and no one lives there, should we care about it?" [How are human-made infrastructure lifelines affected by earthquakes?] part of Imaging Active Tectonics
    Bruce Douglas, Indiana University-Bloomington; Gareth Funning, University of California-Riverside
    This unit initiates a discussion about the importance of recognizing faults in relation to modern societal infrastructure. Students consider the types of infrastructure necessary to support a modern lifestyle, ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Environmental Geology, Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Seismology, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Large-Scale Development, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Engineering, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Earthquakes, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
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