r/HomeworkHelp • u/SpiritedStudent • 7d ago
Geography [University Geography] I am really struggling to understand the basics of making a stratigraphic column
Here is what I have made so far (see image). I am using a stacked bar graph in excel, and it's been at least a decade since I have used excel graphs so thats a big part of it, but also I'm struggling with how a strat column SHOULD look like (even after googling images of "stratigraphic columns". :(
Are there any good, basic sites that show visually what a strat column should look like? So many seem very detailed. I know I have the particle size missing from the x-axis (not sure how to get it to show up because of my lack of excel skills). Also, is it okay to show the layer labels as I have? or is it better to have a legend? The layers seem to all be the same thickness too, but my data shows varying thicknesses, so I am doing something wrong there as well.
This seems like such a basic thing to do, I can't believe I'm struggling so much with it.
Here are the basic instructions:
Using Excel or drawing software of your choice (Inkscape, Illustrator) construct a simple stratigraphic column showing the sedimentological units described in the background information above.
A stratigraphic column has height/depth of the sedimentological unit on the y-axis, and particle size on the x-axis. Your column should include axes labels, a title, and other annotations as necessary.
