Geography GEO 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Urban Heat Island, Glacial Motion, Coastal Erosion

• School: Texas State University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography GEO 1310
• Professor: Hartsell

Document Summary

Canada and u. s. culturally diverse, postindustrial economy not agriculture based economy, service industry jobs, Physical geography: canada 9. 98 million square miles, u. s 9. 8 million square miles. Climate patterns and vegetation: boreal forests cooler continental interior, tundra high latitudes, prairie drier continental climates. Costs of human modification: managing water, transforming soils and vegetation, altering the atmosphere, urban heat island effect center of large cities are warmer than outskirts (15 degrees difference, acid rain, invasion species (ex. Environmental issues in north america: california forest fires and drought restrictions, coastlines hurricanes, rising sea levels, desert areas access to water. Initiatives recharge colorado river deltas: sustainable agriculture. The shifting energy equation: high energy consumption, renewable energy resources, fracking. Climate change and north america: more extreme temperatures/precipitation, varying regional patterns, sea level rises, coastal erosion, glacial retreat. Population and settlement: extremely affluent(rich) populations, highly mobile american dream still alive, 321. 5 million u. s citizens, 35 people per square mile in u. s.