Class+Computer+Activity

=**The Geology of the Sydney Region**= [|Geological Maps of the Sydney region] Go to the 1:250 000 geological maps Choose the sydney Region Use the key on the side of the map to outline the general geology of the Sydney region

The go to the site [|detailed geology of the Sydney Basin]

Use this information and take notes on the general geology of the Sydney region Identify the main types of rocks that you would find in the sydney region. Use your knowlage of how rocks are formed to infer the general geological processes that would have formed the geology of the Sydney Region.

[|The Sydney Environment]

Use the three sites above and your notes to write an analysis of the geology of the Sydney Basin. Your analysis must include;
 * Main types of rocks
 * How they are formed
 * Time when rock was deposited
 * Geological features (such as uplifted mountains, weathered and eroded headlands etc)
 * Landscape such as coastal headlands
 * Deduce geological history of the area