2 intro, science, spheres
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Physical geography is the study of Earth's processes and features, including the human environment. It has specialties like meteorology, climatology, and geomorphology. The main themes of geography are location, characteristics of places, spatial distribution and patterns, and human-environment interactions. Science follows a process of making observations, proposing hypotheses, testing them, and either accepting or reformulating theories based on the results. The major spheres that make up Earth are the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere, which all interact with each other.
2 intro, science, spheres
- 1. Physical Geography Class 2: Introduction to Geography, Science, Earth’s Spheres
- 3. Physical Geography Study of processes and features that make up the Earth, including the human environment where it interfaces with the earth.
- 4. Specialties Meteorology Climatology Geomorphology Biogeography Soil scientists Oceanographers Hydrologists
- 5. Themes of Geography 1. Location
- 6. 2. Characteristics of Places/Regions
- 7. 3. Spatial Distribution/ Patterns
- 9. 4. Spatial Interaction Destruction of the Rainforest
- 10. 4. Spatial Interaction Mt. Pinatubo and worldwide temperatures
- 11. 5. Changes in Earth’s Features and Systems
- 12. 6. Human –Environmental Interactions Post-Katrina New Orleans
- 13. The Process of Science Must be “testable”
- 16. 3. Technique to test hypothesis
- 17. 4. Use technique, make observations
- 18. 5. Does test support or reject hypothesis?
- 19. 6. Accept? Reject? Reformulate?
- 21. “ Scientific theory” vs. a regular old theory
- 22. Major Divisions/Spheres Atmosphere Lithosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere
- 23. Atmosphere
- 24. Lithosphere
- 25. Hydrosphere
- 26. Biosphere