ESCI 112 GPHY 111 Physical Geography

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ESCI 112 GPHY 111Physical Geography

• Dr. William W. Locke
• 223 Traphagen
• wlocke_at_montana.edu 994-6918

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PowerPoints

• Dilbert Calendar

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Todays Weather

• Sample Maps
• Precipitation
• Drought long-term
• Weather map
• The real weather map

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• From four years ago
• A sample of stations
• Raw data
• Contour through 10s and between non-10s

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Geo-Graphy the Science of Place

• Location, location, LOCATION!
• Coordinates, character, significance
• Geo-
• Of the Earth
• Spheres of influence
• Atmo- /hydro- /litho- /biosphere
• -Graphy
• Graphics, images
• Maps
• Topographic/photographic/GIS

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• Map projections?

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PowerPoint II

• Dilbert (again)

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Physical

• Attributes other than human
• Thematic maps
• Weather phenomena - Meteorology
• Climate averages - Climatology
• Ocean currents - Oceanography
• Vegetation types Biogeography Ecology
• Soil types - Pedology
• Rock types - Geology
• Landforms - Geomorphology
• Human Geography (GPHY 121D)
• World Regional Geography (GPHY 141D)

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Carto-Graphy

• Science of mapping
• Subdiscipline of Geography
• Affects perception
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Subdiscipline of cartography
• Analysis of spatial data
• Commonly applied tool
• tail wagging the dog
• GPHY 284, 384

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Syllabus

• Where is it?
• ON THE WEB (Wheres that?)
• Montana State University
• Search tool
• Dept. of Earth Sciences
• Course Matrix
• Prof. W. W. Locke
• Course listing
• GPHY 111

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Professor Locke

• Office Hours TBA
• 223 Traphagen (Wheres that?)
• wlocke_at_montana.edu 994-6918
• Geomorphologist
• Geologist in U.S.A, geographer elsewhere
• Glacial Geologist
• Quaternary Stratigrapher
• Paleoclimatologist

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Classes

• Attendance (You are here)
• Voluntary (I-clicker rewards)
• Registration
• Quizzes?
• Test questions?
• Questions!
• In class, e-mail, notes before/after class
• Protocol
• Arrival
• Behavior
• Departure

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Lectures

• NOT a substitute for the book!
• Read chapter before class.
• Come with questions
• Ask before class e-mail?
• Clarification, examples, exceptionsDont
  expect superb organization!

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Tests

• Three hour exams
• Here, in class period (space your seats!)
• Comprehensive in concept, not content
• Final (Wed., Dec 16, 400 550 PM)
• Drop now or forever hold your peace!
• Fully comprehensive
• Questions
• Stress concepts and application
• Hard! Scaled!!
• Will include Multi-Choice and diagrams
• Maps, graphs, schematic cartoons

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PowerPoint III

• Dilbert (once again)

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Labs

• 228 AJM Johnson Hall (Wheres that?)

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Labs

• 228 AJM Johnson Hall (Wheres that?)
• Start on September 8th Monday fill-in
• Must pass lab to pass course four (4) absences
  failure.
• Hands-on
• Small groups/teams
• Low student/instructor ratio (lt201)
• Stick with assigned lab (max. 20)
• Exception permission of both TAs
• Exception Holiday weeks
• Read manual before lab (quiz?)

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Purpose of this Course

• A Landscape Appreciation
• Like art or architecture appreciation
• Never view the world the same again
• Like bird-watching keep your eyes on the road!
• Applied science
• Physics (convection)
• Chemistry (weathering)
• Biology (ecology)

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Philosophy of the Course

• 1XX courses should be some of the hardest
  courses you will ever take.
• Rationale
• New thought processes
• New vocabulary
• Must be comprehensive
• Should be useful

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Examples

• Weather or Climate?
• Oceans and atmosphere
• El Niño La Niña! hurricanes

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Hurricane Season!

• Katrina anniversary
• No major landfalls (yet)
• Near future?
• Distant future???

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Jimena

• CAT 4

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Examples

• Weather or Climate?
• Oceans and atmosphere
• El Niño La Niña! hurricanes
• Global Warming
• Atmospheric composition
• California fires?

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From http//calfire.blogspot.com/
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Examples

• Weather or Climate?
• Oceans and atmosphere
• El Niño La Niña! hurricanes
• Global Warming
• Atmospheric composition
• California fires?
• Oil Environment, Labor, and War
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Iraq and gas prices

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A Pacific Island Chain With Real Energy
Incentivefrom the Christian Science Monitor

• Tuvalu is a nation 12,000 on nine islands and
  atolls halfway between Australia and Hawaii. The
  highest point in its 10 square miles of land is
  14.7 feet above sea level.
• The ocean has already claimed some smaller
  islands. Saltwater seeping up through the ground
  has made growing crops in some areas difficult.
  Tuvaluans have been described as the world's
  first climate refugees.
• Tuvalu has announced its intent to rely 100
  percent on renewable energy by 2020. The largely
  symbolic move comes on the eve of negotiation for
  a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol.

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PowerPoint IV

• Dilbert (final)