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Unit
1. Introduction to Atmosphere and Climate
with GIS, GPS, and
Remote Sensing Technology
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(GEOG 3010)
FALL 2004
COURSE SCHEDULE
(This schedule is subject to change.
Please check it frequently)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SYLLABUS
| Week 1 (Aug 30-Sept 3) Introduction to Geography and Atmospheric Sciences | *Lecture:
Introduction to Geography
See: The Four Traditions of Geography See: The History of Geography See Vocabulary Words and Helpful Links Below (scroll down) *Introduction to Urban Recycling Term Paper See: GLOBE Atmosphere Protocol See: The National Geography Standards *Discussion: Introduction to Article Review Assignments See: APA Style Guide for Citing On-Line Articles See: MLA Style Guide for Citing On-Line Articles *Introduction to Online Weather Studies *Read - Chapter 1 Online Weather Studies (OWS); Complete Chapter 1 Review Questions 1, 2,4,5 and 6 *Read - Chapter 2 OWS - Complete Chapter 2 Review Questions 1, 7 and 8, and Chapter 2 Critical Thinking Questions 4, 6 and 8 |
| Weeks 2-3
(Sept 7-17)
Atmosphere Origin, Composition, and Structure |
*Discussion:
Urban Recycling Class Project
*Discussion: Urban Recycling Field Project Term Paper *Assignment: Term Paper Abstracts/Outlines - Due Monday 9/13 *Discussion: Weekly Article Reviews *Lecture: Elements of Weather Analysis *Read - Chapter A OWS all, Chapter 3 pp. 38-54, and Chapter 4 all, Chapter 8 pp. 170-172, 175-184 *Demonstration: Online Investigation AB *Read - Chapter 2 OWS all *Online Investigation - Complete Online Investigations 2A and 2B - Due Monday 9/20 |
| Week 4 (Sept
20-24)
Humidity, Saturation, and Stability |
*Lectures:
The
Hydrologic Cycle/Atmospheric Stability and Instability
*Read - OWS Chapter 3 pp. 37-54, and all of Chapter 6 - Complete Chapter 3 Review Questions 2, 3, and 6, and Chapter 6 Review Questions 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, and 10 - Due Monday 9/27 *Online Investigation - Complete Online Investigation 3A - Due Monday 9/27 |
| Week 5 (Sept
27-Oct 1)
Weather Systems of Middle Latitudes |
*Lecture:
Middle
Latitude Weather Characteristics
*Read - Chapters 10, 11, and 12 OWS *Complete Chapter 10 Review Questions 1,2,3,6,9, and 10/Chapter 11 Review Questions 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 - Due Monday 10/6 |
| Weeks
6-7 (Oct 4-15)
Climate and Climate Change |
*Lecture:
Human Impacts Upon the Atmospheric System
*Read - Chapter C OWS, "Greenhouse Effect" pp. 54-59, and "El Nino and La Nina" pp. 207-220 *Complete Chapter C Review Questions 2,3,7,8,9, and 10 - Due Friday 10/8 *Online Investigation - Complete Online Investigations CA and CB - Due Friday 10/15 *Assignment: Climate Classification - Due Wednesday 10/20 |
| Week 8 (Oct 18-22)
Urban Recycling Project |
*Discussion:
Urban Recycling Project Progress
*Discussion:Term Paper Progress - Draft Term Papers Due Monday 10/25 |
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
Basic Geography
Background
Geographic
Information Systems
Global
Positioning Systems
Remote
Sensing
Topographic
Maps
Geography
at About.com
Weather and Climate
Information
NOAA
Education Resources
The
Weather Channel
Weather.gov
NWS
Weather Education Site
Digital
Library for Earth Systems Education
Satellite
Data from NOAA
National
Hurricane Center
Daily
Weather Data
Data
from U.S. Weather Stations
World
Climates
World
Meteorological Organization
Climate
Justice and People of Color
Vocabulary
Important Terms:
The Four Traditions of Geography (Spatial, Human-Land, Regional, Earth
Sciences), Environmental Determinism, Physical Geography, Human Geography,
Systems Approach, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere, Quantitative
Revolution, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global
Positioning Systems (GPS)