Course Description

Intro To Geography

Introduction to Geography, 15th Edition by Arthur Getis and Mark Bjelland and Victoria Getis (001) Preview the textbook, purchase or get a FREE instructor-only desk copy. Approved/Revised/Updated: It is the student’s responsibility to address any questions regarding what might constitute academic misconduct to the course instructor for further clarification.

The course is organized around an essential understanding.

So many ways to sort things found in the air, land, and water! Filling our land and water jars Making a land and water globe with a styrofoam ball and playdoh. The children also enjoy using the Earth playdoh mat and trying to fill in the landmasses with playdoh. We used a blue.

Humans and the Earth are in a fine balance together.

Geography 12 is an excellent course that will allow you to look around at the world in which you are living and begin to understand all the process that take place that make it what it is – from the summer thunderstorm in your backyard, to the devastating disaster of the earthquake in Haiti. You will also look at the vastly different environments on earth -from deserts to tropical rainforests – and how and why they exist. As well, this course examines how human activity impacts the environment. The interactions between humans and the planet are woven throughout the course.

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The course has two distinct phases.

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• First, you will be examining the pieces of the puzzle to get the picture of the earth by looking at the four main spheres – the lithosphere (how the earth is constructed, how it is created, and how it is worn down), the atmosphere (which has to do primarily with weather and climate), the hydrosphere (which invovles weather and climate and also how it works to erode the earth), and the biosphere (how various factors create different ecosystems or biomes).
• Second, you will be looking at how humans manage the environment, including waste management, energy use, water, pollution, and resource management and sustainability. This part of the course is where you pull all the pieces of the puzzle together and your work will focus more on projects.

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The projects and the blog will reinforce and extend your thinking.

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