GEO 206-V: Physical Geography (header)

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Lesson Topic Date Text Assignment
0
Intro. to Physical Geography
- What is Geography?
- Entrance Questions
Day 1
Ch. 1 --
1
Maps & Other Geographic Tools
- Maps, Scales, & Projections
- Latitude, Longitude, & RS/GIS
- Remote Sensing & GIS
Day 2-4
Ch. 2 --
2
Earth/Sun Relationships
Day 5
Ch. 3 --
3
The Atmosphere
- The Global Atmosphere
- Atmospheric Layers
- Global Radiation Balance

Day 6-8

Ch. 4 & 5 1
Exam 1
4
Pressure, Winds, & Circulation
- Atmos. Pressure, & Winds
- Global Circulation
Day 9-12
Ch. 6 --
5
Moisture & Precipitation
- Atmospheric Moisture
- Precipitation
Day 14-17
Ch. 7 & 8 2
6
Climate
- Introduction
- Global Climate Change
Day 18-20
Ch. 9 --
7
Biogeography
- Biogeographic processes & realms
- Biome distributions
- Human impact

Day 21-23

Ch. 10 3
Exam 2
8
Environmental & Climatic Change
- Prehistoric Env. Change
- Global Warming
Day 25-27
Ch. 9 --
9
Soils
- Introduction & Formation
- Properties, Processes, & Profiles
- Soil Orders
Day 28-30
Ch. 11 4
10
Plate Tectonics
- Structure
- Movement
Day 31-33 Ch. 13 --
11
Rocks, Weathering, & Mass Movement
- Weathering
- Mass Movement

Day 34-36

Ch. 12 & 14 5
Exam 3
12
Fluvial Geomorphology
- Hydrology
- Stream Behavior
- Case Study
Day 38-39 Ch. 15 & 16 --
13
Coastal Geomorphology
- Processes
- Landforms
- Case Study
Day 40-41
Ch. 19 --

14

Glacial Geomorphology
- Processes
- Landforms
- Case Study
Day 42-43
Ch. 17 --
15
Eolian Geomorphology
- Processes
- Landforms
- Case Study
Day 44-45
Ch. 18 6
Exam 4

 

Credits
MSU Geography
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