Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
Complete "Human Environment Manipulation Activity"
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Friday
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Sept 1 - 5
Monday
Environmental Values Reading/ Answer Questions 1-3 on Blogpost
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Geographic Foundations and Natural Systems
What is Geography
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Time to dive right into environmental resource issues, let’s use the following case study and map activity to begin thinking about resource issues from a geographic perspective:
Activity 1: 1. Watch the following video: 2. Complete the Environmental Hotspot Mapping Activity.
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Good News Friday
Does waste have to end up in the North Pacific Gyre? Check out this creative way plastic bottles can be reused to promote sustainable options for slum dwellers in the Philippines.
Sept 1 -4
Monday
Read over Environmental Continuum Powerpoint. Determine where you might align
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
N/A
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Thursday
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Friday
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Environmental Values Continuum
One of the most challenging aspects of resource management are the varying ideologies people hold regarding the environment. This paradigm is often used to better understand the environmental perspectives of the individual as well as various social groups.
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The Big Picture/Four Spheres of the Earth Activity:
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What's Your Consumption Factor?:
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Nature/Wildlife Videos of the Future?
Dumpster Diving Across America... Anyone Hungry?
Rob Greenfield describes himself as an adventurer and environmental activist, and is currently on a 4,000 mile bike journey from his front doorstep in San Diego to New York. Greenfield has currently biked over 2,000 miles, and his trip has reached Wisconsin. Greenfield, an Ashland, Wis. Native and a UW-La Crosse graduate, is making his second trip across the country. Last year, Greenfield biked from San Francisco to Vermont.Greenfield's trip started on June 2nd, and he said he plans to finish his trip in New York on September 26th. Carrying only $200 in cash, a mini-solar panel to power his cell phone, and camping gear, Greenfield said he has made over 10,000 stops along his journey—because he wants to inspire people.
Good News Friday #2 Presents...Guerilla Gardening!
Check out this exciting idea to combat ugly spaces in urban areas. Take notes as a spatial journal as you watch this clip:
Check out this exciting idea to combat ugly spaces in urban areas. Take notes as a spatial journal as you watch this clip
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Now think about our neighbourhood and choose a couple locations that you think are in need of revitalization or food production, and would benefit from some guerilla gardening. Why did you choose those locations? Provide a description of the physical and human characteristics of these public spaces.
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Sept 8 - 12
Monday
4 Spheres presentations Friday:
Litosphere: Atmosphere: Hydrosphere: Biosphere: |
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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What is Sustainable Development?
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The Sun:
Earth's Energy Sources:
A: Solar Energy
Solar Energy Takes Other Forms The heat from the solar energy creates other forms of energy through wind, precipitation, ocean currents, and photosynthesis.
Air masses above the surface of the earth are heated causing them to rise. An area of low pressure is created below the rising air mass allowing air from areas of higher pressure to be drawn in. Wind results from this movement of air. The greater the variation in pressure between the areas of high and low pressure will determine the velocity of wind. As these air masses are heated, evaporation of water also occurs. As this moisture-laden air rises, it cools and the water vapour condenses, forming clouds. If the conditions are suitable, precipitation will result. The oceans in the equatorial area are heated to a greater degree than other regions. In an attempt to equalize the temperatures, the earth moves this heat from the tropical areas pole ward. Likewise, the cold water from the poles travels in the direction of the equator. An example of a warm current is the Gulf Stream that moderates the temperatures of North America's east coast as well as parts of Europe. The cold Labrador Current travels from the Davis Strait in the Canadian Arctic to Newfoundland where these two currents meet and affect the climate of that area. Photosynthesis is the process that causes plants to grow and change the sun's energy into food energy that animals eat. Millions of year ago, during the Mesozoic era of geologic time, a large area of what would become the southern prairies in Canada was much different than it is today. Conditions were tropical and large amounts of vegetation and animals existed on the shores of inland seas. As this plant and animal life died and decayed, it eventually became the fossil fuels that we now associate with Alberta.
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B: The Sun's Influence on the Earth
The influence of the Sun on the earth can be separated into the examination of how four different spheres are impacted:
C. Energy from other sources A small amount of the earth's energy comes from non-solar sources.
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The Four Spheres:
The Hydrosphere:
"Water, Water, Everywhere...."
You've heard the phrase, and for water, it really is true. Earth's water is (almost) everywhere: above the Earth in the air and clouds, on the Earth as rivers, oceans, ice, plants, and dogs, and inside the Earth in the top few miles of the ground.
The Lithosphere:
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The Biosphere:
The Atmosphere:
The Atmosphere The atmosphere consists of five layers of varying sizes, temperatures, and roles. At the lower levels, it is composed of three major gases--nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. Its interaction with other components of the earth is complex, as it shields the earth's inhabitants from harmful rays of the sun while also providing the weather conditions that contribute to the maintenance of the living systems of the planet.
The Destructive Forces of Atmospheric Processes Violent and damaging forces also occur in weather systems as extreme conditions that include:
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The Dirty Truth About Oil Sands
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Good News Friday #3 Presents...CARGO BIKES!
Okay folks, here’s another cool idea invented by a man who stands by the values of sustainable development…check out the influence his invention is having on the world. Complete a spatial journal as part of your learning on this topic. To begin your note-taking, watch this excerpt from an upcoming documentary on Cargo Bikes:
Here’s another example of its adoption in Copenhagen:
Now read this article to build on your notes:
Cargo cyclists replace truck drivers on European city streets
Here is a copy of the note template and base map:
CGR4M_cargo bikes spatial journal notes
Cargo cyclists replace truck drivers on European city streets
Here is a copy of the note template and base map:
CGR4M_cargo bikes spatial journal notes
Sept 15 - 19
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
Energy in the Environment Assignments
Abruzzo Mapping Activity |
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Friday
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Personal Environmental Awareness Activity
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Energy in the Environment
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Flow of Energy in Ecological Systems
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Ecosystem Structures (BIOMES) and Limiting Factors
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Why is Mining Banned in Antarctica?
Complete a spatial journal to explore answers to this question.
Use the following resources for your research: 1. What is Where?
Mineral Resources in Antarctica Future Sustainability Issues Ecological Significance |