Week

Topics

Readings

1 (1/26-1/30)

course intro; introduction to earth

ch. 1

2 (2/2-2/6)

the atmosphere

chs. 3-4

3 (2/9-2/13)

global temperatures; pressure and wind

ch. 5

4 (2/16-2/20)

atmospheric water

ch.6

5 (2/23-2/27)

1^st midterm exam

6 (3/1-3/5)

weather systems

ch. 7

7 (3/8-3/12)

global climate types

ch. 8

8 (3/15-3/19)

the living earth

chs. 10-11

9 (3/22-3/26)

global biomes

ch. 11

10 (3/29-4/2)

2^nd midterm exam

(4/5-4/9)

SPRING BREAK

11 (4/12-4/16)

plate tectonics

chs. 13-14

12 (4/19-4/23)

volcanoes; faults

ch. 14

13 (4/26-4/30)

groundwater and fluvial environments

chs. 9, 16

14 (5/3-5/7)

desert and coastal environments

ch. 18, 20

15 (5/10-5/14)

glacial environments

ch. 19

Final Exam—Friday, May 21, 8:00-10:00am (section 2)

Final Exam—Monday, May 17, 12:45-2:45pm (section 4)

ALL STUDENTS will take the exam at this time.