GEOG 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Scale, Hydrosphere, Dynamic Equilibrium
27 Mar 2018
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There have been 5 mass extinctions (wiping out a certain species off the planet) and a. Environmental consequences: result of, unintended consequences, acid rain, ozone depletion, climate change, ozone is getting thinner because of the gases we create, acid rain caused by the burning of fossil fuels, conscious manipulation, deforestation, hydro dams, agriculture. An indiographic discipline: to understand the meaning of contingent, accidental, and often subjective phenomena. Geography is divided into two realms: physical geography, biogeography, hydrology, climatology, geology, etc, human geography, political geography, cultural geography, demography, population geography, economic geography, etc. These are all combinations of temperature and precipitation. Chemical and biological reactions manifested in physical changes: eg. The longest trees will live about 100 years. Hydrocarbons, on the other hand, are stored for millions and millions of years. Conversion of solar energy through living organisms: hierarchical trophic levels, each level is called a trophic level.
