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Tentative Syllabus
Fall 2016
Date
Topic
Chapter
Aug. 24-26
Introduction and Overview
“Intro” & Ch 1
Aug 29-Sep 2 Human Population Growth
2
Lab:
County Soil Survey
Quiz:
History and Regions of North America
Sep 5-9 The Biosphere
3
Lab:
Physical Geography of Planet Earth
Quiz:
Chapters 2 & 3
Sep 12-16
Distribution of Life, Earth Dynamics
4,5
1st HOUR EXAM, SAT-SUN SEPTEMBER 17-18 (Intro and Ch 1-5)
Lab:
Community/Ecosystem video
Quiz:
Chapters 4 & 5
Sep 19-23
People and Natural Resources
6,7
Fundamentals of Energy
Lab:
Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
Quiz:
Chapters 6 & 7
Sep 26-30
Fundamentals of Energy, Renewable/Alternative Energy 7,8
Lab:
My electricity
Quiz:
Chapter 8
Oct 3-7 Water Resources, Mineral Resources
9,10
Lab:
Water Issues
Quiz:
Chapter 9
Oct 10-14
Mineral Resources
10
2nd HOUR EXAM, SAT-SUN OCTOBER 15-16 (Ch 6-10)
Lab:
Life of a Natural Resource Manager
Quiz:
Chapter 10
Oct 17-21
Conserving Biological Resources
11
Lab:
Who are the Environmentalists?
Quiz:
Chapter 11
Oct 24-28
Land Resources and Management
12
Lab:
Snowmobiles in Yellowstone Nat. Prk.
Quiz:
Chapter 12
Oct 31-Nov 4 Land Resources and Management
12
Lab:
The World Outside the U.S.