UMBC
Department of Geography & Environmental
Systems
Spring 2006
GEOG 110 Section 201 – Geography of Environmental Systems
Required textbook: Christopherson,
Geosystems (6th
ed.)
Prentice-Hall, 2006
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Instructor: Dr. Andrew
Miller |
Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday
1:00-2:15 |
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Dates |
Topic |
Textbook readings |
Links to notes and internet resources |
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Jan.
31 – Feb. 2, |
Earth
systems |
Chapters 1, 2 |
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Feb. 14 |
Probing the atmosphere: composition and vertical structure |
Chapter 3 |
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Feb. 16-21 |
Earth's radiation balance and temperature patterns |
Chapters 4, 5 |
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Feb. 23-Mar. 2 |
Atmospheric pressure, winds, and general circulation |
Chapter 6 |
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Mar. 7 |
EXAM |
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Mar. 9-14 |
Moisture, humidity, and precipitation |
Chapter 7 |
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Mar. 16 |
Weather systems and atmospheric disturbance |
Chapter 8 |
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Mar. 21-25 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Mar. 28-30 |
Weather systems and atmospheric disturbance, Global climates and the atmosphere-ocean link |
Chapter 8
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Mar. 30-Apr. 4 |
Global climates and the atmosphere-ocean link |
Chapter 10; Chapter 16, pp. 489-501 |
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Apr. 6-11 |
Hydrologic cycle and water resources |
Chapter 9 |
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Apr. 13 |
EXAM |
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Apr. 18-20 |
Soils |
Chapter 18 |
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Apr. 25-27 |
Ecosystems and biomes |
Chapters 19, 20 |
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May 2-4 |
Rivers and watersheds |
Chapter 14 |
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May 9-16 |
Solid earth, plate tectonics and landscape evolution |
Chapters 11, 12 |
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May 23 |
FINAL
EXAM, 1:00-3:00 p.m. |
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