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Welcome to Earth’s Environmental Systems: Physical Geography GEO 110

Instructor: Dan Cadol Office: McGlothlin-Street 216 Email: [email_address] Phone: 221-2446 Lectures: MWF 9:00-9:50am in McG-S 20 Office hours: Mon 10am-noon; Tues 1-4pm; or by appointment

Text: Strahler, A. and A. Strahler. 2005. Physical Geography: Science and Systems of the Human Environment. 3rd edition. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

The Earth in General (intro to geography)

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Optional math review sessions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Grading ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly, AZ 1941 2003

The Tools of Geography ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Geographic Information Systems

The Tools of Geography ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Air Photos, Satellite Images, LiDAR

The Tools of Geography ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Spatial Statistics

The Tools of Geography ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Numerical Model of Reservoir Filling

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Which object best approximates the shape of the Earth? Frisbee Beachball The Tools of Geography

Quiz #1 (take home, due Friday) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Quiz #1 (take home, due Friday) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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