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1
Q

What era are you looking at?

A

Cenozoic era

2
Q

What part of the cenobitic era are you studying?

A

Neogene

3
Q

What period in the Neogene are you studying?

A

Quaternary

4
Q

When does the Quaternary period start and end?

A

2.58MYA - Today

5
Q

What are the two epochs in the Quaternary period, how are the years divided between them and which one are you mainly looking at?

A

Pleistocene (2.58MYA-11,400 years ago)

Holocene (11,400 years ago - today) This is the one you mainly look at

6
Q

What is the Pleistocene epoch considered to be and why?

A

The Ice age because it experienced 7 major glaciation periods, where 30% of the land was covered with ice.

7
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What started to happen in the Holocene epoch after the Pleistocene epoch?

A

It started to warm up immediately and the trend has continued

8
Q

When is the Little Ice Age considered to have begun and ended?

A

1550-1800

9
Q

Why does the LIA get its name?

A

TEMPREATURE CHANGE - VERY COLD

10
Q

When did the earth form?

A

4.6 Billion Years ago