GEOG 104 schedule

Date	Lecture Topics	Reading	Laboratory
Sept. 3	Intro to Physical Geography Latitude/Longitude	Chaps. 1 (intro) & 2 (lat/long) Fundamentals: 4 (systems) National Atlas (lat/long) Fundamentals: 2(b) (lat/long)	No lab
Sept. 8	The Sun, Atmosphere, and Radiant Energy	Chap. 4 Fundamentals: 6 (skim) Fundamentals: 7(a) & 7(b)	#1 - Intro to Maps 1
Sept. 10	Global Energy Balance	Chap. 4 (cont'd.) Fundamentals: 7(i)	#1 - Intro to Maps 1
Sept. 15	Global Energy Balance (cont'd.) Video: Dimming the Sun	Chap. 4 (cont'd.)	#2 - Intro to Maps 2
Sept. 17	Earth-Sun Geometry and the Seasons	Chap. 3 Fundamentals: 6(h) & 6(i)	#2 - Intro to Maps 2
Sept. 22	Global Temperature Patterns Pressure and Wind	Chap. 5 Fundamentals: 7(k), 7(l), & 7(m) Chap. 6 Fundamentals: 7(n), 7(o) & 7(p)	#3 - Insolation and the Seasons
Sept. 24	Atmospheric Moisture, Adiabatic Processes	Chap. 7 Fundamentals: 8(a) & 8(c)	#3 - Insolation and the Seasons
Sept. 29	Clouds, Precipitation	Chap. 7 (cont'd.) Fundamentals: 8(d) & 8(e)	#4 - Moisture in the Atmosphere
Oct. 1	Air Masses, Fronts, Midlatitude Cyclones	Chap. 8 Fundamentals: 7(r) & 7(s)	#4 - Moisture in the Atmosphere
Oct. 6	Lecture Exam 1 Review Outline for Exam 1		No lab
Oct. 8	Intro - Dynamic Planet, Plate Tectonics, Folds, Faults	Chaps. 12 & 13	No lab
Oct. 13	Earthquakes, Volcanism Video: Message from the Mountain	Chaps. 12 & 13 (cont'd.)	#5 - Intro to Maps 3
Oct. 15	Volcanism Video: Ruapehu Live Coastal Processes and Landforms	Chap. 19	#5 - Intro to Maps 3
Oct. 20	Coastal Processes and Landforms Tsunamis Video: Skip Nalu - Surfing & Tsunamis	Chap. 19 (cont'd.)	Lab Exam 1 (covers Labs #1 - #5)
Oct. 22	Fluvial Processes and Landforms	Chap. 16	Lab Exam 1 (covers Labs #1 - #5)
Oct. 27	Fluvial Processes and Landforms	Chap. 16 (cont'd.)	#6 - Aerial Photos and Volcanoes/ Earthquakes
Oct. 29	Glacial Processes and Landforms	Chap. 17	#6 - Aerial Photos and Volcanoes/ Earthquakes
Nov. 3	Glacial Processes and Landforms Video: Guts of a Glacier Landslides/Avalanches/Dunes	Chap. 17 (cont'd.& C. 14 & 18)	#7 - Fluvial Geomorphology
Nov. 5	Lecture Exam 2		#7 - Fluvial Geomorphology
Nov. 10	Water 1: Physical Properties	p.152-158	#8 - Glacial Landforms
Nov. 12	Water 2: Hydrologic Cycle and Soil Water	p. 294-299, 456-467	#8 - Glacial Landforms
Nov. 17	Water 3: Groundwater and Climate Controls	Chaps. 15 & 9	#9 - Climate Classification/ Biogeography
Nov. 19	Climate Controls and Regional Climates	Chap. 9 (cont'd.)	#9 - Climate Classification/ Biogeography
Nov. 24	Biomes 1: Components and Processes	Chap. 10	No lab
Nov. 26	no class -- THANKSGIVING!		No lab
Dec. 1	Biomes 2: Biogeography	Chap. 10 (cont'd.)	#10 - Soil Properties
Dec. 3	Soils 1: Composition and Characteristics	Chap. 11	#10 - Soil Properties
Dec. 8	Soils 2: Profiles and Soil Geography	Chap. 11 (cont'd.)	Lab Exam 2 (covers Labs #6 - #10)
Dec. 10	Soils 2: Profiles and Soil Geography Course Summary and Evaluation	Chap. 11 (cont'd.)	Lab Exam 2 (covers Labs #6 - #10)
Dec. 16 (Wed)	Lecture Exam 3 at 10:00-11:50 am in Phillips 007