GEOG 1001 Lecture : Geography Notes
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Deals with description, distribution, and interaction of the physical biological and cultural features of the. Phys geog- study of the components of: atmosphere (meteorology) hydrosphere (hydrology) biosphere (biogeography) lithosphere . Geogs utilize special analysis tools to bring together topics from different fields to create an integrated whole-earth concept. Most bio systems are open materials, energy, or information is exchanged between parts of system and external sources. Closed systems are self contained although few remain so indefinitely. A closed system often runs out of resources b/c of no exchange with the outside. Earth is both an open and closed system. A circular process caused when a systems output becomes input to the same system. Negative fbl: output acts as input that moves the system in the opposite direction. Water warms>create clouds>clouds block light and radiation from sun>temp lowers>clouds disappear>energy and radiation enters the earth"s atmosphere>repeat. Pos fbl: output acts as input that moves the system in the same direction.
