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GEOG 1000 Lecture 1: 08/29 Lecture Notes 1

The study of the earth - its people, physical environments, resources - and the interactions among the various components. Studies characteristics of p

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hydrosphere, Lithosphere

Formal: relatively uniform throughout in terms of its identifying criteria. Area class - regions have ill-defined boundaries that are not linear but ra

GEOG 1000 Lecture 3: 0905 Lecture Notes

Site: exact location we can use some geo-reference to find. Earth positioning is determined by the grid system of latitude and longitude. Equatorial di

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rhumb Line, Aerial Photography, Satellite Imagery

Projections can be identified by the distortions which they avoid. Conformal projections - preserve shape by preserving correct angular relationships.

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Antarctic Circle, Solar Time

The earth rotates around its polar axis - once every 24 hours. The view from the north pole shows a counter-clockwise rotation and the view from the so

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Angle, Background Radiation, Radiant Energy

Every form of matter emits energy known as electromagnetic radiation. Distance from peak of one wave to next peak is the wavelength of the radiation. N

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: High-Pressure Area, Radiative Cooling, Humidity

Low pressure occurs where air is less dense. High pressure occurs where air is more dense. Relative humidity: volume of water present in air, amount of

GEOG 1000 Lecture 8: 0917 Lecture Notes

Burning of coal and high levels of carbon dioxide. We would be heading towards an ice-age if humans didn"t exist. Artic warming twice as fast as the re

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tropics, Eugenius Warming

Stability in the atmosphere"s natural system in different parts of the glove cause climate and climatic regions. Climatic regions may last a long time

GEOG 1000 Lecture 10: 09.21 Lecture Notes

Biggest difference is the precipiation is opposite to temperature during summer time. Humid subtropical - average temperature and precipitation are bot

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sedimentary Rock, Transform Fault, Divergent Boundary

Divergent plate boundaries - where plates are moving. Convergent plate boundaries - occur where tow plates are moving towards one another. When plates

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: South American Plate, North American Plate, Eurasian Plate

Push, move, raise surface of the earth. Scour, wash, wear surface of the earth. Quick changes occurs in case like volcanic eruption or earthquakes. Lon

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Evapotranspiration, Transpiration

Human activity is putting more pressure on the ecosystems within which the recycling processes related to water, carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients.

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Aretes, Longshore Drift

Mechanical/physical: altering of rock material without changing its chemical composition, 3 most important processes. Chemical: altering of rock materi

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Advection, Coriolis Force, Spatial Analysis

For what is geography question -> there are the two division of geography: human and physical. For site v. situation - know site is exact spot and s

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Externality, Magnesium

Anything that is created through a natural process that is beneficial to humans. Proved reserve: a natural resource that has been identified as economi

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Peak Oil, Incineration

Module 7: the earth"s resources and environmental protection. Easily transported over land but not sea. Needs to be liquefied for sea travel. Most impo

GEOG 1000 Lecture 22: 10/15 Lecture Notes (Quiz Questions and Video Notes)

Approximately 50 million bangladesh people live within 5 meters of water. The coast and any buildings around it are eroding at an unbelievable rate. Th

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Northern Hemisphere

Europe: 1/6 billion, 1. 5 billion, 750 million. Varies because of natural resources and climate zones. Arithmetic (crude) density: number of people div

GEOG 1000 Lecture 24: 10/19 Lecture Notes

Less developed regions account for the greatest amount of population growth. More developed regions have little to no growth. Rapid growth: creates wid

GEOG 1000 Lecture 25: 10/22 Lecture Notes

One of the most important part of human geography. Symbolic: can"t see but can feel effects of (language, religion, law) Material: can see, touch, and

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Acculturation, Consumerism, Ethnocentrism

Process by which a culture group undergoes a major modification by adopting the characteristics of another. Usually associated with conquest of that gr

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Trans-Cultural Diffusion, Deconstruction, Digital Divide

A relatively continuous presence one or more cultural traits and cultural complexes. A central zone of highest concentration and similarity. Area where

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Isogloss, Official Language, Distance Decay

There will be two questions on the upcoming exam based on figures. One of the most important mechanisms for maintaining our culture. Dialect: variation

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Renewable Energy, Industrial Revolution

Geologic resources - know the information about the 8 most abundant elements on the earth"s crust. (slide 17) will give a list of elements with one wro

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Genetically Modified Food, Scientific Revolution

As discussed in earlier sections, malthus forecasted population growth would esceed the growth in food supplies. As such food problems are of great sig

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Genetically Modified Food, Intensive Farming, Insecticide

Quiz will be based on video and following questions: Although some people are willing to pay more to resist gmo, plenty of farmers and scientists are c

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Slash-And-Burn, Andes, Herding

Different types of agriculture and agricultural systems effect the level of productivity. For direct consumption: few capital inputs. Nomadic herding:

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Hacienda, Sub-Saharan Africa, Northeast Megalopolis

Many countries have an uneven distribution of land. Spanish hacienda system left most of the land in the hands of the elite. Money flows into these eli

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Quinary, Industrial Revolution, Information Processing

Economic activity is generally classified into three major sectors. Activities that harvest or extract something directly from the earth. Activities th

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Central Place Theory, Spatial Mismatch

Urban settlements rise from three main site and situation characteristics. Most metropolitan areas have access to a navigable waterway (important befor

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Industrial Revolution

Why: what efforts did africans contribute to their independence? (at least two) Africa was full of raw material which europe needed to support their in

GEOG 1000 Lecture 41: 11/28 Lecture Notes

Cities in west europe often come from medieval origins, have renaissance restructuring, and industrial sections from the industrial revolution. These c

GEOG 1000 Lecture 42: 11/30 Lecture Notes

Large disadvantages: more wealth potentially through resources, vast areas can be inaccessible and have high cost of transportation, requires minimal a

GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Gross National Income, Birmingham City Centre, Primate City

Countries grow from core area and expand over time. Core area generally contains the highest population densities and largest/most important cities: ca