GEOG 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Solar Wind, Shortwave Radiation, Elliptic Orbit

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 1101
• Professor: Jason Rudbeck

Document Summary

Land surface temperature anomaly- 12 degrees celsius warmer than usual. Causes the tree to be very dry and serve as tinder for forest fires. Waldo canyon fire, 2012 colorado springs, co. Thinking about the biophysical processes that shape earth"s landscape. Understanding the patterns we find at earth"s surface. A method not a body of knowledge. The science that studies the relationships among: The interdependence of all of these over space. ***7th edition of elemental geosystems christopherson, r. w and brikeland. What physical geographers use to analyze the earth"s surface. Ex. a car (fuel, oxygen, water, tires, resources----> exhaust gases, heat energy, mechanical motion, oil waste) Positive feedback= a change to the system that acts to amplify further change. Negative feedback= feedback that acts to put the brakes on any additional change. Lighter surfaces reflect more radiation than darker surfaces. Snow and ice have extremely high albedos (snow reflects 95% of solar radiation)