Date |
Lecture Topics |
Textbook |
Other Resources |
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| Sept. 2 |
Intro to Physical Geography
Latitude/Longitude
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No lab |
| Sept. 7 |
The Atmosphere
The Sun and Radiant Energy
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Chap. 3
Chap. 2 (42-47)
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Intro to
GEOG 104 Lab |
| Sept. 9 |
Global Energy Balance
|
Chap. 2 (47-51)
Chap. 4 (88-100)
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| Sept. 14 |
Global Energy Balance (cont'd.)
Video: Dimming the Sun
|
Chap. 2 (47-51)
Chap. 4 (88-100)
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#1 - Intro to Maps 1 |
| Sept. 15 |
Earth-Sun Geometry
The
Seasons
|
Chap. 2 (42, 51-57)
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| Sept. 21 |
Global Temperature Patterns
Global Pressure Systems
|
Chap. 5
Chap.
6
|
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#2 - Insolation & the Seasons
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| Sept. 23 |
Global Wind Systems
Atmospheric Moisture
|
Chap. 6
Chap. 7 (176-190)
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| Sept. 28 |
Adiabatic Processes and Clouds |
Chap. 7 (190-202)
|
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#3 - Moisture in the Atmosphere
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| Sept. 30 |
Air Masses, Lifting Mechanisms, Midlatitude Cyclones
|
Chap. 8 (207-221)
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| Oct. 5 |
Lecture Exam 1
|
#4 - Intro to Maps 2 |
| Oct. 7 |
Water 1: Physical Properties
|
Chap. 7 (178-185)
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| Oct. 12 |
Water 2: Hydrologic Cycle and Soil Water
|
Chap. 9 (244-248)
|
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#5 - Intro to Maps 3
|
| Oct. 14 |
Water 3: Groundwater and Climate Controls
|
Chap. 9 (261-273)
Chap. 10 (278-285)
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| Oct. 19 |
Climate Controls and Regional Climates
|
Chap. 10 (285-308)
|
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Lab Exam 1
(covers Labs #1 - #5)
|
| Oct. 21 |
Biomes 1: Components and Processes
|
Chap. 19
|
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| Oct. 26 |
Biomes 2: Biogeography
|
Chap. 20
|
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#6 - Climate Classification/ Biogeography
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| Oct. 28 |
Soils 1: Composition and Characteristics
|
Chap. 18 (578-584)
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| Nov. 2 |
Soils 2: Profiles and Soil Geography
|
Chap. 18 (576-578)
|
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#7 - Soil Properties |
| Nov. 4 |
Soils 2: Profiles and Soil Geography
|
Chap. 18 (584-602)
|
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| Nov. 9 |
Lecture Exam 2
|
#8 - Intro to Aerial Photos and Geomorpology |
| Nov. 11 |
Intro to Geomorphology: Endogenic & Exogenic Processes |
Chap. 11 (341-354
Chap. 12 (374-379)
Chap. 13 (401-412)
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|
| Nov. 16 |
Fluvial 1: Streams and Stream Hydrology |
Chap. 14 (431-441 and 456-465)
|
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#9 - Fluvial Geomorphology |
| Nov. 18 |
Fluvial 2: Stream Work and
Channel Characteristics |
Chap. 14 (442-449)
|
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| Nov. 23 |
Fluvial 3: Fluvial Landforms |
Chap. 14 (450-456)
|
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No lab |
| Nov. 25 |
no class -- THANKSGIVING!
|
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| Nov. 30 |
Glacial 1: Glacial Processes |
Chap. 17 (531-540)
|
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#10 - Glacial Geomorphology
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| Dec. 2 |
Glacial 2: Glacial Landforms |
Chap. 17 (542-548)
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| Dec. 7 |
Glaciers and Climate Change |
Chap. 17 (555-568)
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Lab Exam 2
(covers Labs #6 - #10)
|
| Dec. 9 |
Physical Geography & the Lower Chippewa River Valley |
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Dec. 16
(Thurs) |
Lecture Exam 3 at 10:00-11:50 am in Phillips 007
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