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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 | ||||
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