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Unit 1: Introducing Physical Geography

Unit 1: Introducing Physical Geography. Earth from space showing interactions of land, water, atmosphere. . OBJECTIVES Introduce and discuss the contemporary focus of physical geography Relate physical geography to the other natural and physical sciences

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Unit 1: Introducing Physical Geography

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  1. Unit 1: Introducing Physical Geography Earth from space showing interactions of land, water, atmosphere.

  2. OBJECTIVES • Introduce and discuss the contemporary focus of physical geography • Relate physical geography to the other natural and physical sciences • Explain the scientific method as a way of investigating the natural world • Introduce the systems and modeling approaches of physical geography

  3. The Field of Geography: • The Science of geography • The scope of geography • Earth Systems Science • Feedback mechanisms • Location and Time on Earth • Maps, Scales, and Projections • Tools of Geography • Remote Sensing and GIS Source: http://www.squidoo.com/decorating-with-maps

  4. The subfields of physical geography

  5. Earth System Science • Open systems • Closed systems • Feedbacks-postive, negative Source: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Sunshine-to-Sugar-Photosynthesis/1046333 Source: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html

  6. Feedbacks-positive, negative Iceland’s Grimsvotn eruption. Source: http://www.zmescience.com/other/great-pics/iceland-volcano-pictures24052011/ Arctic Ice Albedo Feedback Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ999LIWvJk

  7. Dynamic Equilibrium South Florida’s Atlantic coast, looking northward past Miami Beach. At present the beach shows a system in dynamic equilibrium, with currents flowing parallel to the coast continually removing sand while at the same time depositing new sand.

  8. Orders of geographic magnitudes

  9. Orders of Magnitude: Large 340-hectare urban park within largest U.S. city Central Park, New York City

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