Geography 110H - Physical Geography (Honors)
Required textbook: Christopherson, Geosystems (3rd ed.)
Prentice-Hall, 1997
| Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday 10:00-11:15 Location: Academic IV 010 /SS 001 (lab days will be scheduled in SS 001 and will be announced) |
Instructor: Dr. Andrew Miller Office: SS 211A Telephone: 410-455-3151 e-mail: miller@umbc.edu Office hours: T, Th 11:30-12:30 or by appointment |
| Dates | Topic |
Textbook readings | Links to notes and internet resources | Assignments |
| Sept. 2-4, 9-11 | Earth systems and planetary comparisons Geographic coordinates and spatial patterns Earth-sun relations and the seasons |
Chapters 1, 2 | Link to notes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Useful links |
Assignment 1 |
| Sept. 16-18 | Probing the atmosphere: composition and vertical structure Earth's radiation balance |
Chapter 3 Chapter 4 |
Link to notes Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Useful links |
Assignment 2 |
| Sept. 23-25 | Earth's radiation balance and temperature patterns Atmospheric pressure and winds |
Chapters 4, 5 Chapter 6 |
Link to notes Chapter 5 Useful links |
Assignment 3 |
| Sept. 30 | Atmospheric pressure, winds, and general circulation | Chapter 6 | Link to notes Chapter 6 Useful links |
Assignment 4 |
| Oct. 2 | EXAM | |||
| Oct. 7-9 | General circulation (continued) Moisture, humidity, and precipitation PLEASE NOTE THESE CHANGES |
Chapter 7 |
Link to notes Chapter 7 Useful links |
Assignment 4 (extension to next Tuesday) |
| Oct. 14-16 | Weather systems and atmospheric disturbance | Chapter 8 | Link to notes Chapter 8 Useful links |
Complete Assignment 4 |
| Oct. 21-23 | Global climates and the atmosphere-ocean link | Chapter 10; Chapter 16, pp. 482-494 | Link to notes Chapter 10 Chapter 16 Useful links |
Assignment 5 |
| Oct. 28-30, Nov. 4 |
Hydrologic cycle and water resources, Review |
Chapter 9 | Link to notes Chapter 9 Useful links |
Assignment 6 (due Nov. 4) |
| Nov. 6 | EXAM | |||
| Nov. 11 | Soils | Chapter 18 | deferred to last week of class | |
| Nov. 13-19 | Ecosystems and biomes | Chapters 19, 20 | Link to notes Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 8 Now due Tuesday, Nov. 17. |
| Nov. 19-24 | Rivers and watersheds | Chapter 14 | Link to notes Chapter 14 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 9 |
| Dec. 1-3 | Solid earth, plate tectonics and landscape evolution | Chapters 11, 12 | Link to notes Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 10 |
| Dec. 8-10 | Soils | Chapter 18 | Notes, assignment and bookmarks
Chapter 18 |
report on assignments discussed previously |
| Dec. 18 | FINAL EXAM, 10:30-12:30 |