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Getting Physical….

Getting Physical…. . Physical geography the systematic study of patterns and processes within the hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere. it aims to understand the physical layout of the Earth, its weather and global flora and fauna patterns. Freshwater. Meredith Beilfuss

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Getting Physical….

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  1. Getting Physical…. • Physical geography • the systematic study of patterns and processes within the hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere. • it aims to understand the physical layout of the Earth, its weather and global flora and fauna patterns

  2. Freshwater Meredith Beilfuss Butler University

  3. How much fresh water is available for drinking water? • A Drop in the Bucket from Population Connection

  4. Water beneath the ground Aquifer Water table Springs/seeps Follows topography Direction of flow Age (young, mature, old) Order (1st, 2nd, 3rd) Speed and erosive power Shape (meandering vs straight) Rivers/Streams and Groundwater

  5. Rivers • U.S. • Ohio (5) • Mississippi (11) • White (6) • Egypt • Nile (5) • Europe • Danube • Seine • South America • Amazon

  6. Economics (2) Trade/Goods (5) Business Movement (2) Transportation (9) Boats Riverboats Locks Bridges Flow (4) Barges Migration (2) Flooding (5) Management (Dams) Food Barrier Sanitation (2) Drinking water/water (3) Resources Pollution (5) Characteristics/Parts of a River Mouth Tributary Delta (2) Shape- wide vs narrow Movement downhill Speed (swift) Powerful Energy Electricity Settlement/Civilizations (3) Life (2) Wildlife Home The Falls of Ohio Lewis and Clark Recreation (5) Vacation Fishing (5) Skiing Boating (2) Rafting (2) Kayaking Religion Paris Agriculture/Irrigation (6) Peace/Serenity Conflict – water wars Boundary Hazard Obstruction Blue/shining Muddy Moon River Pristine Nature

  7. Ganges, Colorado, Yangtze, Biobio (Chile)

  8. Watersheds • Gather your materials • A topographical map of a river…. • An overhead marking pen • Mark all water bodies by tracing them… • What do you observe?

  9. Watershed • Regional view of where water comes from…. • Topography

  10. Historical and Geographical themes • Settlement • Water sources for survival • Cultural hearth • Irrigation practices led to agriculture, led to intellectual advancements • Movement • Transportation of goods • Human/environment interaction • Dams/Levees

  11. Nile River • Origins- Ethiopian Highlands and Lake Victoria • Topography- a small decrease over a long distance • Age- Nile is old • Use of the Nile? • Biology • longest river in the world?- a combination of 3 rivers (White, Blue, Nile) • Flooding- set your watch to it! • Flow direction- Nile flows north • flow characteristics like meanders, cutbank, pointbar • Management- the Aswan Dam and ‘hydropolitics’ • The delta- high sediment load (fertile)

  12. Creating a model… • Models - like the real thing, but not quite… • Helpful to a ‘concrete’ learner • Leads to deeper understanding… • Constructivist practice… • Etc…

  13. Using a stream table… • Tub with sand • Cup with holes punched (spray bottle or watering can) • Water

  14. Begin by… • Decide the ‘lay of the land’ • Place a home or homes- use monopoly houses • Make it ‘rain’ • Observe • What happens? Where does the water collect? What happens to the land? Why?

  15. Rivers: Management • Aswan Dam • Positive and Negative Impacts • Water as a source of conflict and a place to begin asking geographic questions…. • Great when using a case study approach

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