BIOL 2153 Chapter : Genet Chapter 1 And 2 6th Ed TO POST
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A science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the. Physical geography exam 1 notes: location, place, region, movement, human-earth relationships diverse physical, biological and cultural features of earth"s surface. Weather= day to day stuff; average weather = climate. Pinatubo- global system impact: one may reach a threshold, or tipping point and can no longer. In the philippines, erupted in 1991, injecting 15-20 million tons of ash and sulfuric acid mist into the upper atmosphere. Eratosthenes: librarian of alexandria during 3rd century bc; first to calculate. Geoid means literally the shape of earth is uniquely earth-shaped : an oblate (flattened) ellipsoid, 1. Not a perfect sphere: experiences bulge at equator due to the speed increase the equator has to move faster than the poles to go the same distance in the same amount of time. Equator is line of latitude: cuts the earth in 2 equal parts. North pole 90 degrees n (counter clockwise)
