This document provides an overview and syllabus for a physical geography course. It outlines that students will learn about the basic elements of geography, including climate, landforms, water, soils, plants and animals. They will examine the relationships between these elements and their worldwide distribution patterns. The syllabus details required textbooks, materials, exams, quizzes, assignments and course objectives. Students will gain an understanding of geographic perspectives and learn about the four environmental spheres of Earth.
Significant l.a. area ea...69 present quake cityLisa 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.
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 boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
This document provides information about a Physical Geography course taught by Professor Lisa Schmidt. The course will cover the basic elements of geography including climate, landforms, water, soils, plants and animals. It will examine the relationships between these elements and their global patterns of distribution. The course will use required textbooks and materials. Students will complete chapter quizzes, map quizzes, exams, and a presentation for grading. Professor Schmidt provides her contact information and office hours. The course schedule outlines topics to be covered each week.
The document is a chapter from a human geography textbook about political geography. It discusses key concepts in political geography like terrorism, regionalism, and imperialism. It also examines specific political geography topics like geopolitics, states and nations, decolonization, and systems of political representation. Throughout the chapter there are figures and examples to illustrate political geography concepts and various prompts for students to apply their knowledge.
The document summarizes key concepts about urban structure and land use from Chapter 11 of a human geography textbook. It discusses urban spatial patterns and models of urban land use, including central business districts, zones of transition, and suburban sprawl. It also examines issues like gentrification, racial segregation, and urban problems affecting cities in North America, Europe, the Islamic world, and developing regions. Specific urban spatial patterns, land use models, and challenges facing different world regions are illustrated through various figures and maps.
This chapter discusses the relationship between politics and geography. It examines the rise of states and the development of political boundaries through processes like imperialism and colonialism. Key topics covered include geopolitics, nationalism, theories of the state, decolonization, and how opposition to the post-Cold War world order has manifested through terrorism. The chapter aims to understand the geopolitical model of the state by exploring state power over territory and how borders and political influence have changed over time.
This document provides an overview and syllabus for a physical geography course. It outlines that students will learn about the basic elements of geography, including climate, landforms, water, soils, plants and animals. They will examine the relationships between these elements and their worldwide distribution patterns. The syllabus details required textbooks, materials, exams, quizzes, assignments and course objectives. Students will gain an understanding of geographic perspectives and learn about the four environmental spheres of Earth.
Significant l.a. area ea...69 present quake cityLisa 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.
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 boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
This document provides information about a Physical Geography course taught by Professor Lisa Schmidt. The course will cover the basic elements of geography including climate, landforms, water, soils, plants and animals. It will examine the relationships between these elements and their global patterns of distribution. The course will use required textbooks and materials. Students will complete chapter quizzes, map quizzes, exams, and a presentation for grading. Professor Schmidt provides her contact information and office hours. The course schedule outlines topics to be covered each week.
The document is a chapter from a human geography textbook about political geography. It discusses key concepts in political geography like terrorism, regionalism, and imperialism. It also examines specific political geography topics like geopolitics, states and nations, decolonization, and systems of political representation. Throughout the chapter there are figures and examples to illustrate political geography concepts and various prompts for students to apply their knowledge.
The document summarizes key concepts about urban structure and land use from Chapter 11 of a human geography textbook. It discusses urban spatial patterns and models of urban land use, including central business districts, zones of transition, and suburban sprawl. It also examines issues like gentrification, racial segregation, and urban problems affecting cities in North America, Europe, the Islamic world, and developing regions. Specific urban spatial patterns, land use models, and challenges facing different world regions are illustrated through various figures and maps.
This chapter discusses the relationship between politics and geography. It examines the rise of states and the development of political boundaries through processes like imperialism and colonialism. Key topics covered include geopolitics, nationalism, theories of the state, decolonization, and how opposition to the post-Cold War world order has manifested through terrorism. The chapter aims to understand the geopolitical model of the state by exploring state power over territory and how borders and political influence have changed over time.
The document summarizes a chapter about agriculture and food production from the textbook "Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, 5th Edition". It discusses how agriculture has undergone three revolutions, transforming practices through mechanization, chemicals, and links to other economic sectors. Modern agriculture is highly industrialized and part of the global economic system. The chapter examines traditional and modern agricultural practices in different regions, the industrialization process, forces of agricultural globalization, and relationships between agriculture, environment, and society.
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 for those who already suffer from conditions like depression and anxiety.
This document describes plate tectonics and the evidence that supports it. It explains the three main types of plate boundaries - divergent boundaries where plates move apart, convergent boundaries where they collide, and transform boundaries where they slide past each other. It provides details on subduction zones, island arcs, and mountain building. The document also discusses mantle plumes and uses the Hawaiian Islands as an example of a hotspot track. It includes a hypothetical tectonic map exercise asking students to interpret earthquake and age data to identify plate boundaries.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in economic geography including patterns of economic development, resources and development, economic structure, regional economic development, globalization and economic development. It examines topics such as carrying capacity, sustainable development, divisions of labor, and effects of economic globalization. Case studies and examples are provided throughout to illustrate various economic geography patterns and trends around the world. Figures and maps supplement the text.
This document provides information about isolines and contour lines. It defines isolines as lines connecting points of equal value on a map, such as elevation, rainfall, or temperature. Contour lines specifically show elevation on topographic maps. The document outlines basic rules for drawing isolines and contour lines, such as never crossing and connecting equal values. Examples of different types of isolines like isotherms and isobars are given. The document demonstrates how to interpret isoline spacing and trends.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in human geography, including the evolution of the modern world from traditional minisystems and hearth areas to a globalized world system. It discusses the development of core and periphery regions through imperialism and colonialism. In the modern era, globalization has increased interconnectedness across the world through expanded trade networks, commodity chains, and flows of capital, labor, ideas and culture. However, this increased integration has also exacerbated issues of environmental degradation, health risks, and cultural conflict on a global scale.
This chapter examines the complex relationship between human societies and the natural environment. It discusses how nature can be viewed as both a physical concept and a social construction that varies between cultures. The chapter then explores how early human societies transformed the environment through activities like farming and settlements. It also analyzes the major environmental impacts of European colonial expansion, including through the Columbian Exchange. Finally, it addresses more recent human-driven environmental changes from industrialization and globalization, such as climate change, and efforts to promote sustainability and environmental 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 function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
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.
The document summarizes a chapter about agriculture and food production from the textbook "Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, 5th Edition". It discusses how agriculture has undergone three revolutions, transforming practices through mechanization, chemicals, and links to other economic sectors. Modern agriculture is highly industrialized and part of the global economic system. The chapter examines traditional and modern agricultural practices in different regions, the industrialization process, forces of agricultural globalization, and relationships between agriculture, environment, and society.
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 for those who already suffer from conditions like depression and anxiety.
This document describes plate tectonics and the evidence that supports it. It explains the three main types of plate boundaries - divergent boundaries where plates move apart, convergent boundaries where they collide, and transform boundaries where they slide past each other. It provides details on subduction zones, island arcs, and mountain building. The document also discusses mantle plumes and uses the Hawaiian Islands as an example of a hotspot track. It includes a hypothetical tectonic map exercise asking students to interpret earthquake and age data to identify plate boundaries.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in economic geography including patterns of economic development, resources and development, economic structure, regional economic development, globalization and economic development. It examines topics such as carrying capacity, sustainable development, divisions of labor, and effects of economic globalization. Case studies and examples are provided throughout to illustrate various economic geography patterns and trends around the world. Figures and maps supplement the text.
This document provides information about isolines and contour lines. It defines isolines as lines connecting points of equal value on a map, such as elevation, rainfall, or temperature. Contour lines specifically show elevation on topographic maps. The document outlines basic rules for drawing isolines and contour lines, such as never crossing and connecting equal values. Examples of different types of isolines like isotherms and isobars are given. The document demonstrates how to interpret isoline spacing and trends.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in human geography, including the evolution of the modern world from traditional minisystems and hearth areas to a globalized world system. It discusses the development of core and periphery regions through imperialism and colonialism. In the modern era, globalization has increased interconnectedness across the world through expanded trade networks, commodity chains, and flows of capital, labor, ideas and culture. However, this increased integration has also exacerbated issues of environmental degradation, health risks, and cultural conflict on a global scale.
This chapter examines the complex relationship between human societies and the natural environment. It discusses how nature can be viewed as both a physical concept and a social construction that varies between cultures. The chapter then explores how early human societies transformed the environment through activities like farming and settlements. It also analyzes the major environmental impacts of European colonial expansion, including through the Columbian Exchange. Finally, it addresses more recent human-driven environmental changes from industrialization and globalization, such as climate change, and efforts to promote sustainability and environmental 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 function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
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.