SO262 Physical Geography
Fall 2013 Syllabus (8/29/2013)
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| Mon | 8/19/2013 | Course introduction | Satellite Image presentation | |
| Wed | 8/21/2013 | Chapter 1 | Foundations of Geography: maps, remote sensing, and GIS | |
| Fri | 8/23/2013 | Chapter 1 | Foundations of Geography: maps, remote sensing, and GIS | |
| Mon | 8/26/2013 | Chapter 1 | Foundations of Geography: maps, remote sensing, and GIS | |
| Wed | 8/28/2013 | Chapter 2 | Solar energy and seasons | |
| Fri | 8/30/2013 | Chapter 3 | Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures | |
| Tues | 9/3/2013 (Mon sched) | Chapter 3 | Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures | |
| Wed | 9/4/2013 | Chapter 3 Quiz | Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures | |
| Fri | 9/6/2013 Temp exercise | Chapter 4 | Atmosphere and Ocean Circulation | |
| Mon | 9/9/2013 | Chapter 4 | Atmosphere and Ocean Circulation | |
| Wed | 9/11/2013 | Chapter 5 | Atmospheric Water and Weather | |
| Fri | 9/13/2013 | Pirate exercise | ||
| Mon | 9/16/2013 | Chapter 5 | Atmospheric Water and Weather | |
| Wed | 9/18/2013 | Chapter 6 | Water resources | |
| Fri | 9/20/2013 Watering Las Vegas | Chapter 6 | Water resources | |
| Mon | 9/23/2013 | Test review | ||
| Wed | 9/25/2013 | Exam 1 | ||
| Fri | 9/27/2013 | Chapter 7 | Global climate systems | |
| Mon | 9/30/2013 | Chapter 7 | Global climate systems | |
| Wed | 10/2/2013 | Chapter 8 | Plate tectonics | |
| Fri | 10/4/2013 | Climate exercise | ||
| Mon | 10/7/2013 | Chapter 9 | Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes | |
| Wed | 10/9/2013 | Chapter 9 | Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes | |
| Fri | 10/11/2013 | Tectonics exercise in class | Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes | |
| Wed | 10/16/2013 (Instructor gone) | Military geography | ||
| Fri | 10/18/2013 (Instructor gone) | |||
| Mon | 10/21/2013 (Instructor gone) | |||
| Wed | 10/23/2013 | Chapter 10 | River Systems and Landforms | |
| Fri | 10/25/2013 | Chapter 10 | River Systems and Landforms | |
| Mon | 10/28/2013 | Chapter 10 | River Systems and Landforms | |
| Wed | 10/30/2013 | Exam 2 | ||
| Fri | 11/1/2013 | Chapter 11 | Weathering, Mass Movement, Karst | |
| Mon | 11/4/2013 | Chapter 11 | Weathering, Mass Movement, Karst | |
| Wed | 11/6/2013 | Chapter 12 | Oceans and coastal processes | |
| Fri | 11/8/2013 | Chapter 13 | Wind processes and desert landscapes | |
| Wed | 11/13/2013 | Chapter 13 | Wind processes and desert landscapes | |
| Fri | 11/15/2013 | Chapter 14/Exercise in class | Glacial and Periglacial Landforms | |
| Mon | 11/18/2013 | Chapter 14 | Glacial and Periglacial Landforms | |
| Wed | 11/20/2013 | Chapter 15 | Soils | |
| Fri | 11/22/2013 | Chapter 15 KMZ file | Soils | |
| Mon | 11/25/2013 | Chapter 16 | Ecosystems and Biomes | |
| Wed | 11/27/2013 | Chapter 16 | Ecosystems and Biomes | |
| Mon | 12/2/2013 | Chapter 17 Projects due | Earth and Humans | |
| Wed | 12/4/2013 | Course review |