Physical Geography Fall 2006

Professor: Luke J. Marzen

Office: 101C Tichenor Hall

Mailing Address: 108 Tichenor Hall

Phone: 334-844-3462

e-mail: marzelj@auburn.edu

 

 

Karst landscape in China

 

Course syllabus

 

Outline notes . You will need Adobe acrobat Reader which you can get here.

 

Introduction to geography and maps

We will finish the notes from the outline above and complete a mapping exercise in class on Wed. the 23rd.

Introduction to modern geographic tools

Earth Sun geometry and seasons

Quiz 1 on Friday, Sept. 8

Atmospheric temperatures

Temperature controls

Atmospheric circulation

 

Exam1

 

atmospheric circulation 2

atmospheric moisture 1

atmospheric stability

Wednesday Oct. 3rd – weather map exercise, midlatitude cyclone notes in class

Quiz 3 on Friday Oct. 5th

cyclonic storms

climate

Monday Oct. 16 – Climate flex

El Niño and quiz 4 Wednesday, Oct. 18

 

Exam 2 study guide

 

Exam 2

 

Plate tectonics

igneous landforms and rocks

Volcanoes

Crustal deformation denudation

weathering and mass wasting

fluvial 1

fluvial 2

 

Exam 3 study guide in class

 

Soils

Glacial processes

 

 

 

 

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