GGR112H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Solar Wind, Mount Pinatubo, Great Circle
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Physical geography: it is the study of the natural world and physical processes. The five sub-systems of the earth system and their interaction (cryosphere), rivers, lake, and groundwater. Hydrosphere: includes oceans (71% of earth surface), sea ice and glaciers. Atmosphere - envelope of gases surrounding planet. This is where the intense use of natural resources occur. Side information: dendroclimatology is the study of tree rings to reconstruct the past climate. Lecture 2 - essentials of geography (chapter 1) In physical geography, nature performs experiments under careful observations. Cumulus clouds after the eruption of mount pinatubo volcano. Geography is a method, and not a body of knowledge. Spatial analysis is the key to geography method. Gis (geographic information systems) and remote sensing. Geography is study of a form (instantaneous state of system in question) and process (it is the physical mechanism by which the system changes) Rigorously tested theories are often elevated to a general theory or governing law .
