1. How old are the oldest rocks in Minnesota and where are they found?
2. Draw and annotate a simple stratigraphic column based on Schmidt's descriptions of the stratigraphy.
3. What differences do you notice between his stratigraphy and the stratigraphy that we have seen?
4. Summarize briefly how you might tell the difference between the different "drifts?"
5. Other than "drifts", briefly describe the kinds of glacial deposits that are mentioned. If you do not know what particular words mean, look them up in your textbook (or Wikipedia might have a good definition).
6. Why does Schmidt measure big boulders?
7. Draw a map of Rice County showing places that are mentioned in the text relative to Northfield (and include a word or phrase indicating what is found at each location).
8. What part of this description do you find most interesting - i.e. what might you like to go look at during the second half of the term?
9. The style of writing is very different from how geologists write today. What is your favorite phrase, sentence, or paragraph from a stylistic point of view?