Earth Geography
•weather? or climate?
•latitude, longitude & time
•solar year & earth tilt
Earth’s Atmosphere
•composition & vertical structure
•Ozone: the good, the bad and the ugly

Energy and Temperature
•solar energy-the engine of all
•partitioning solar energy
•latitude & surface effects on energy balance
•heat & temperature
•daily & annual temperature cycles
•global temperatures: what greenhouse effect?

Atmospheric Circulation
•wind
•surface & upper air winds
•Surface pressure systems &
   the predictability of wind
•winds aloft: seasonal wind shifts

Moisture, Clouds & Precipitation
•the roles of water in the atmosphere
•cloud & fog formation
•precipitation & lifting mechanisms
•air masses & frontal systems
•cyclones, anticyclones & weather tracks

GEOG 303
GEOG 306

Climates
•the hydrologic cycle
•soil-water budgets
•global climate systems
•climate classification
•regional climates
    - tropical
    - mid-latitude
    - polar
•the geography of extremes: weather & climate

GEOG 101
GEOG 306
GEOG 322
GEOG 302
GEOG 303
GEOG 370