Week

Date

Topic

Book Chapter

1

Tues
1/23

Introduction, Earth-Sun relations

3

1

Thurs
1/25

Seasons

3

2

Tues
1/30

Global energy budget

4

2

Thurs
2/1

Global energy budget

5

3

Tues
2/6

Pressure and wind

7

3

Thurs
2/8

Atmospheric moisture

6

4

2/13

Atmospheric moisture

6

4

2/15

General circulation of the atmosphere

7, 8

5

Tues
2/20

Exam 1 (covers material through atmospheric moisture)

5

Thurs
2/22

Air masses, middle latitude weather

8

6

Tues
2/27

Middle latitude weather

8

6

Thurs
3/1

Global climate regions

10, 11

7

Tues
3/6

Climate change

5

7

Thurs
3/8

Vegetation structure

22, 23

8

Tues
3/13

Vegetation biomes

24

8

Thurs
3/15

Soil processes

21

9

Tues
3/20

Exam 2 (covers material through vegetation biomes)

9

Thurs
3/22

Soil orders and distribution

21

10

Tues
3/27

Rocks

12, 13

10

Thurs 3/29

Tectonics

12, 13

11

Tues
4/3

No Class - Spring Break

11

Thurs
4/5

No Class - Spring Break

12

Tues
4/10

Earthquakes and volcanos

14

12

Thurs 4/12

Weathering and mass wasting

15

13

Tues
4/17

Weathering and mass wasting

15

13

Thurs 4/19

Hydrology

16

14

Tues
4/24

Exam 3 (covers material through weathering and mass wasting)

14

Thus
4/26

Surface and ground water

16

15

Tues
5/1

Fluvial processes and landforms

17

15

Thurs
5/3

Fluvial processes and landforms

17

16

Tues
5/8

Glacial processes and landforms

20

16

Thurs
5/10

Glacial processes and landforms

20