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© 2007, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Physical Geographyby Alan Arbogast
Chapter 1
Introduction to Physical
Geography
Lawrence McGlinn
Department of Geography
State University of New York - New Paltz
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Scope of Geography
• Much more than memorizing locations
• Spatial attributes of Earth’s surface & how
they vary from place to place
• Geography as Interdisciplinary Science
• Human and Physical Geography
• Spatial Analysis
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Defining Physical Geography
• Spatial Analysis of physical components
and natural processes of Earth
• Key to processes is incoming solar radiation
• Interconnected processes constitute natural
systems
• Physical Geography stresses
interconnections
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Earth’s Four Spheres
• Atmosphere
• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
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Scientific Method
• Recognition of a Problem
• Formulation of Hypothesis
• Test Hypothesis
• Collect Data
• Observe/Analyze
• Experiment
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Textbook Organization
• Chapter 2 – Tools
• Chapters 3-5 – Earth’s relationship w/Sun
• Chapters 6-9 – Atmosphere
• Chapters 10-11 – Plants and Soils
• Chapter 12 – Earth Materials
• Chapters 13-19 - Landforms
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Geographical Literacy
• Americans’ poor geographic knowledge
• Map Literacy :
• Identifying states and countries
• Identifying physical regions
• Visual literacy
• Reading the landscape
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Physical Geography’s Relevance
• Interesting, exciting links to real world
• A better understanding of one’s locality
• Make travel more fulfilling
• Info on environmental issues
• Good job opportunities