GEOG 2050 Lecture : All Notes From SUMMER2015
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One may reach a threshold, or tipping point , and can no longer maintain its usual character: look at picture, happens a lot on the west coast, mt. Pinatubo-global system impact: located in the philippines, erupted in 1991, injecting 15-20 million tons of ash and sulfuric acid mist into the upper atmosphere, made temperature around the globe drop, class questions: Threshold : which of the following systems is not an example of reaching a :tipping or, volcano, avalanche, landslide, earthquake, none of the above, 3. : prime meridian = 0 degrees longitude: ending pt. Picture: projections cont, all projection types have some kind of error distortion, attributes that must be considered when choosing a projection, 1. Active: active systems directly beam energy at a surface and analyze the energy radiate back radar (radio detection and ranging: 2. Chapter 2: solar energy to earth and the seasons: we are made from dust. Earth"s orbit: not a straight circle, takes approx.
