This document provides information for Professor Lisa Schmidt's Geography 101L lab course. It outlines the course details like time, location, units, and contact information. It lists prerequisites, required textbooks and materials. The student learning outcomes are described as well as what to expect in each class, grading policies, late work policies, and other course guidelines. The document concludes with an overview of what geography is and its key fields and tools.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 2 on the changing global context. It discusses the evolution from early agricultural societies to the modern world system, including the rise of hearth areas, empires, and premodern trade networks. It then covers the development of the modern world system through industrialization, imperialism, and the core-periphery model. Finally, it examines contemporary issues of globalization, including increased interconnectedness, commodity chains, and environmental, health, and cultural impacts.
This document provides an overview of the Geography 10 course at Chaffey College. The course will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00-3:20 PM by Professor Lisa Schmidt. Geography is the study of the Earth, its features, inhabitants, and phenomena. The course will cover both physical and human geography, with a focus on the cultural geography of North America over time and space. Students will learn through quizzes, exams, map quizzes, projects, presentations and online discussions. The syllabus outlines course objectives, policies, assignments and grading.
The gender pay gap statistic, which shows that women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn, is often misunderstood and misused by both critics and supporters of gender equality. While the statistic does not account for all factors like occupation and experience, it still provides useful information about gender inequality in the workplace. The author analyzes additional data showing the pay gap varies in different situations but never disappears, suggesting discrimination remains an issue. More nuanced analysis is needed to fully understand the causes of the gender pay gap.
The document provides an overview of a textbook on environmental geography. It outlines the book's structure, with the first five chapters introducing global systems and the environment. It summarizes key points from Chapter 1, which discusses the state of the global environment and prospects for the 21st century. It notes continued human population growth, urbanization, and environmental degradation pose major challenges and impact Earth's capacity to support humanity.
This document provides information for a World Regional Geography course including the class reference number, meeting time and location, instructor contact information, course objectives, assignments, grading scale, and additional resources. The course will introduce students to the major developed and developing regions of the world with a focus on culture, landforms, climate, agriculture, and economics. Assignments include exams, quizzes, worksheets, presentations, and online postings. The instructor outlines policies on late work, absences, and academic honesty.
This document provides information for Professor Lisa Schmidt's Geography 101L lab course. It outlines the course details like time, location, units, and contact information. It lists prerequisites, required textbooks and materials. The student learning outcomes are described as well as what to expect in each class, grading policies, late work policies, and other course guidelines. The document concludes with an overview of what geography is and its key fields and tools.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 2 on the changing global context. It discusses the evolution from early agricultural societies to the modern world system, including the rise of hearth areas, empires, and premodern trade networks. It then covers the development of the modern world system through industrialization, imperialism, and the core-periphery model. Finally, it examines contemporary issues of globalization, including increased interconnectedness, commodity chains, and environmental, health, and cultural impacts.
This document provides an overview of the Geography 10 course at Chaffey College. The course will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00-3:20 PM by Professor Lisa Schmidt. Geography is the study of the Earth, its features, inhabitants, and phenomena. The course will cover both physical and human geography, with a focus on the cultural geography of North America over time and space. Students will learn through quizzes, exams, map quizzes, projects, presentations and online discussions. The syllabus outlines course objectives, policies, assignments and grading.
The gender pay gap statistic, which shows that women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn, is often misunderstood and misused by both critics and supporters of gender equality. While the statistic does not account for all factors like occupation and experience, it still provides useful information about gender inequality in the workplace. The author analyzes additional data showing the pay gap varies in different situations but never disappears, suggesting discrimination remains an issue. More nuanced analysis is needed to fully understand the causes of the gender pay gap.
The document provides an overview of a textbook on environmental geography. It outlines the book's structure, with the first five chapters introducing global systems and the environment. It summarizes key points from Chapter 1, which discusses the state of the global environment and prospects for the 21st century. It notes continued human population growth, urbanization, and environmental degradation pose major challenges and impact Earth's capacity to support humanity.
This document provides information for a World Regional Geography course including the class reference number, meeting time and location, instructor contact information, course objectives, assignments, grading scale, and additional resources. The course will introduce students to the major developed and developing regions of the world with a focus on culture, landforms, climate, agriculture, and economics. Assignments include exams, quizzes, worksheets, presentations, and online postings. The instructor outlines policies on late work, absences, and academic honesty.
Midlatitude cyclones are large low pressure storm systems that form in the middle latitudes. They develop along fronts where warm and cold air masses meet. As the cyclone rotates counterclockwise, it pulls the air masses together, creating precipitation along advancing cold fronts. Weather maps use symbols to depict the different fronts, like cold fronts where cold air advances under warm air. Meteograms graphically show changing weather conditions over time and can indicate the passage of fronts associated with midlatitude cyclones.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 4 of the textbook "Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context" including:
1) It discusses the relationship between nature and society, environmental philosophies like those of Pinchot, Carson and Shiva, and the I=PAT formula for measuring environmental impact.
2) It covers topics like cultural ecology, climate change, water politics, and different views of nature in American environmental philosophy from Thoreau to Marsh.
3) It also examines issues such as ecological imperialism during European expansion, recent environmental changes including impacts of meeting energy needs, and challenges of globalization and sustainability.
This document summarizes key concepts in cultural geography from a college textbook chapter, including cultural geography, cultural complexes, cultural regions, cultural systems, and the relationship between culture and identity. It explores how culture is a geographical process that is impacted by globalization. Case studies and figures are provided to illustrate these concepts, such as the worldwide diffusion of hip hop music and the varied practices of veiling among Muslim women.
20 poorest countries in the world the richestLisa Schmidt
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Lab five us geological survey topographic maps & us publicLisa Schmidt
This document provides information about topographic maps produced by the US Geological Survey and the US Public Land Survey System. It describes the scales and features of USGS topographic maps, including contour lines, map symbols, and marginal data. It also explains the township and range grid system used to identify land ownership, with townships divided into sections, quarter sections, and smaller plots.
Environmental Geography Chapter 5 Part 1Lisa Schmidt
This document provides an outline and overview of key topics in Chapter 5 of a geography textbook on ecosystems and the bioclimatic environment. It discusses the evolution of Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. It defines food chains and food webs, and describes different climate regions, biomes and how plant productivity is influenced by various climatic factors. Major sections cover terrestrial and marine ecosystems, ecological succession, land use impacts, and how humans have affected ecosystems. Diagrams illustrate examples of food chains and webs, as well as the organization of biomes and ecosystems on Earth.
Intro fall 2015 online physical geographyLisa Schmidt
This document provides an overview of an online physical geography course taught by Professor Lisa Schmidt. It includes information about the instructor, course objectives, topics to be covered, required materials, assignments and grading, and the course schedule. Students will learn about the four environmental spheres (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere), their interactions, and patterns of distribution around the world. Assignments include weekly postings, chapter quizzes, map quizzes, exams, and a research project. The course uses an online platform and textbook.
Stephen hawking power point presentationLisa Schmidt
Stephen William Hawking was born in 1942 in Oxford, England. He grew up in St. Albans and had a father who was a research biologist and a mother who was a medical research secretary. Hawking is best known for his work regarding black holes, where he hypothesized their properties using complex mathematical calculations based on Einstein's work and observed models using laser beams. His accomplishments led to new ideas and theories, including his theory on black hole radiation and information loss within black holes.
The document discusses air pollution issues in San Bernardino County. It notes that pollution levels are high due to industries, warehouses, and vehicle emissions throughout the county. The pollution causes health problems like asthma and respiratory issues for residents. It also discusses how pollution has historically increased since the 1990s as the region developed homes and factories. The document suggests solutions like electrifying equipment to reduce emissions from industrial activities and transportation.
This document provides an overview of world regions and geography. It discusses how geography influences cultures and economies. Regions are defined and classified in various ways, including formally by shared attributes and functionally by economic organization. Forces like globalization are increasing interconnectivity between regions. The document examines topics like population trends, economic development, social issues, the environment, and political structures at regional and global scales. Regional geography combines physical and human perspectives to holistically study territories and the relationships between communities worldwide.
The giant ancient forest you cannot see coyote crossingLisa Schmidt
The document describes the creosote bushes that dominate the Mojave desert as an "ancient forest" that is invisible to many. It notes that individual creosote bushes can be thousands of years old, with some estimated at over 11,000 years old. Though unremarkable in appearance, these creosote bushes represent a vast ancient landscape that is increasingly threatened by development and habitat destruction. The author argues this ancient desert ecosystem deserves more appreciation and protection.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
This document provides an overview of the Physical Geography 101 course. It outlines that students will learn about the basic elements of geography including climate, landforms, water, soils, and plants and animals. It lists required textbooks and materials. The course objectives are to help students understand physical geography concepts like maps and the four environmental spheres of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. The document details assignments like exams, quizzes, maps and a presentation. Academic policies around attendance, cheating and cell phones are also addressed.
This document provides information for a geography lab course. It outlines the instructor and contact details, prerequisites, required textbooks and materials, student learning outcomes, course expectations and structure, grading policies, and the course schedule. The lab will focus on physical geography topics and provide hands-on experience investigating earth systems. Students will complete weekly lab assignments using worksheets and online submissions.
Midlatitude cyclones are large low pressure storm systems that form in the middle latitudes. They develop along fronts where warm and cold air masses meet. As the cyclone rotates counterclockwise, it pulls the air masses together, creating precipitation along advancing cold fronts. Weather maps use symbols to depict the different fronts, like cold fronts where cold air advances under warm air. Meteograms graphically show changing weather conditions over time and can indicate the passage of fronts associated with midlatitude cyclones.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 4 of the textbook "Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context" including:
1) It discusses the relationship between nature and society, environmental philosophies like those of Pinchot, Carson and Shiva, and the I=PAT formula for measuring environmental impact.
2) It covers topics like cultural ecology, climate change, water politics, and different views of nature in American environmental philosophy from Thoreau to Marsh.
3) It also examines issues such as ecological imperialism during European expansion, recent environmental changes including impacts of meeting energy needs, and challenges of globalization and sustainability.
This document summarizes key concepts in cultural geography from a college textbook chapter, including cultural geography, cultural complexes, cultural regions, cultural systems, and the relationship between culture and identity. It explores how culture is a geographical process that is impacted by globalization. Case studies and figures are provided to illustrate these concepts, such as the worldwide diffusion of hip hop music and the varied practices of veiling among Muslim women.
20 poorest countries in the world the richestLisa Schmidt
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Lab five us geological survey topographic maps & us publicLisa Schmidt
This document provides information about topographic maps produced by the US Geological Survey and the US Public Land Survey System. It describes the scales and features of USGS topographic maps, including contour lines, map symbols, and marginal data. It also explains the township and range grid system used to identify land ownership, with townships divided into sections, quarter sections, and smaller plots.
Environmental Geography Chapter 5 Part 1Lisa Schmidt
This document provides an outline and overview of key topics in Chapter 5 of a geography textbook on ecosystems and the bioclimatic environment. It discusses the evolution of Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. It defines food chains and food webs, and describes different climate regions, biomes and how plant productivity is influenced by various climatic factors. Major sections cover terrestrial and marine ecosystems, ecological succession, land use impacts, and how humans have affected ecosystems. Diagrams illustrate examples of food chains and webs, as well as the organization of biomes and ecosystems on Earth.
Intro fall 2015 online physical geographyLisa Schmidt
This document provides an overview of an online physical geography course taught by Professor Lisa Schmidt. It includes information about the instructor, course objectives, topics to be covered, required materials, assignments and grading, and the course schedule. Students will learn about the four environmental spheres (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere), their interactions, and patterns of distribution around the world. Assignments include weekly postings, chapter quizzes, map quizzes, exams, and a research project. The course uses an online platform and textbook.
Stephen hawking power point presentationLisa Schmidt
Stephen William Hawking was born in 1942 in Oxford, England. He grew up in St. Albans and had a father who was a research biologist and a mother who was a medical research secretary. Hawking is best known for his work regarding black holes, where he hypothesized their properties using complex mathematical calculations based on Einstein's work and observed models using laser beams. His accomplishments led to new ideas and theories, including his theory on black hole radiation and information loss within black holes.
The document discusses air pollution issues in San Bernardino County. It notes that pollution levels are high due to industries, warehouses, and vehicle emissions throughout the county. The pollution causes health problems like asthma and respiratory issues for residents. It also discusses how pollution has historically increased since the 1990s as the region developed homes and factories. The document suggests solutions like electrifying equipment to reduce emissions from industrial activities and transportation.
This document provides an overview of world regions and geography. It discusses how geography influences cultures and economies. Regions are defined and classified in various ways, including formally by shared attributes and functionally by economic organization. Forces like globalization are increasing interconnectivity between regions. The document examines topics like population trends, economic development, social issues, the environment, and political structures at regional and global scales. Regional geography combines physical and human perspectives to holistically study territories and the relationships between communities worldwide.
The giant ancient forest you cannot see coyote crossingLisa Schmidt
The document describes the creosote bushes that dominate the Mojave desert as an "ancient forest" that is invisible to many. It notes that individual creosote bushes can be thousands of years old, with some estimated at over 11,000 years old. Though unremarkable in appearance, these creosote bushes represent a vast ancient landscape that is increasingly threatened by development and habitat destruction. The author argues this ancient desert ecosystem deserves more appreciation and protection.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
This document provides an overview of the Physical Geography 101 course. It outlines that students will learn about the basic elements of geography including climate, landforms, water, soils, and plants and animals. It lists required textbooks and materials. The course objectives are to help students understand physical geography concepts like maps and the four environmental spheres of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. The document details assignments like exams, quizzes, maps and a presentation. Academic policies around attendance, cheating and cell phones are also addressed.
This document provides information for a geography lab course. It outlines the instructor and contact details, prerequisites, required textbooks and materials, student learning outcomes, course expectations and structure, grading policies, and the course schedule. The lab will focus on physical geography topics and provide hands-on experience investigating earth systems. Students will complete weekly lab assignments using worksheets and online submissions.
This document provides the syllabus for a Cultural Geography course taught online in Spring 2016. The 3-credit course is instructed by Lisa Schmidt and uses the textbook "Human Geography" by Knox. Assignments include weekly postings, maps quizzes, chapter quizzes, exams, and a semester-long project. The course aims to examine human activities and cultures around the world through geographical concepts and analysis of populations, development, economies, and social differences. Grades are calculated based on completion of these assignments throughout the semester.
This document provides information for an online physical geography course taught by Professor Lisa Schmidt. It outlines the course details, including required textbooks, assignments, grading criteria, and contact information for the professor. Students will study the four environmental spheres of Earth - the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere - and their interactions. Weekly readings, discussions, and quizzes will cover these topics. The course aims to give students a foundational understanding of physical geography concepts and patterns around the world.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Will exxon have to pay for years of misleading the public bill moyersLisa Schmidt
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Periodic table's 7th row completed with discovery of four new elements ifl ...Lisa Schmidt
The 7th row of the periodic table has been completed with the discovery of four new elements by scientists from Russia, the U.S., and Japan. The elements occupy positions 113, 115, 117, and 118 and were previously known as Uut, Uup, Uus, and Uuo respectively. The discoveries were ratified by IUPAC, allowing the elements to be formally named. The Japanese team that discovered element 113 will name it, with reports suggesting it may be called "Japanium". Completing the 7th row was an important achievement for chemistry as the periodic table is now filled down to that row.
Tools used in geography include maps, globes, GPS, remote sensing, and GIS. Maps show physical features and are printed on paper, while globes model the spherical earth accurately. GPS uses satellite distances to determine position. Remote sensing studies objects from afar using tools like aerial photography. GIS digitally analyzes and displays geographic data, allowing overlay of different data layers.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
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Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
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The temple and the sanctuary around were dedicated to Asklepios Zmidrenus. This name has been known since 1875 when an inscription dedicated to him was discovered in Rome. The inscription is dated in 227 AD and was left by soldiers originating from the city of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv).
Leveraging Generative AI to Drive Nonprofit InnovationTechSoup
In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024