Free online coursePhysical Geography

Conteúdo do Curso

• Video class: Introduction to Your Course | Physical Geography with Prof. Jeremy Patrich 2021

  0h11m

• Exercise: What is a key focus of physical geography as described in the introduction to the course?

• Video class: Introduction to Physical Geography | OER Units 1-4 Overview

  0h08m

• Exercise: What is the significance of latitude in geographical mapping?

• Video class: Introduction to Physical Geography | Physical Geography with Professor Patrich

  0h26m

• Exercise: What are the two primary branches of geography discussed in a typical geography course?

• Video class: Latitude and Longitude: Mapping the Earth | Physical Geography with Professor Patrich

  0h29m

• Exercise: Which system is primarily used to specify every location on Earth by a set of numbers?

• Video class: Longitude and Time | How-To Geography Videos With Jeremy Patrich

  0h10m

• Exercise: If Location X is at a longitude of 30 degrees west and Location Y is at 90 degrees west, what is the time difference between these two locations?

• Video class: Township

  0h10m

• Exercise: What was the primary purpose of the Public Land Survey System introduced by the Land Ordinance Act of 1785?

• Video class: Read

  0h09m

• Exercise: What does a V-shaped contour line on a topographic map typically indicate?

• Video class: Drawing Contour

  0h06m

• Exercise: What is a critical rule about how contour lines behave on a topographic map?

• Video class: Drawing Contour Lines on a Map | How-To Geography Videos With Jeremy Patrich

  0h03m

• Exercise: When creating a contour map, what is primarily used to determine the placement of contour lines?

• Video class: From Big Bang to Big Questions: Unraveling the Universe with Modern Astronomy | Earth Science

  0h15m

• Exercise: Which of the following best describes the difference between observation and interpretation in astronomy?

• Video class: Dinosaurs

  0h24m

• Exercise: What is the law of superposition, as it relates to geology?

• Video class: Introduction to Weather and Climate | OER Units 5-7 Overview

  0h05m

• Exercise: Which factor is primarily responsible for the change of seasons on Earth?

• Video class: Reasons for Earths Seasons | Physical Geography with Professor Patrich

  0h25m

• Exercise: What is the primary reason for the different seasons experienced on Earth?

• Video class: The Solar Budget, Albedo

  0h28m

• Exercise: What is the primary difference between shortwave and longwave radiation in the context of solar energy reaching Earth?

• Video class: Weather 101: Introducing Atmospheric Circulation

  0h20m

• Exercise: Which of the following is a correct description of the Hadley Cell?

• Video class: Calculating Lapse Rate | How-To Geography Videos With Jeremy Patrich

  0h09m

• Exercise: When ascending a mountain, at what point do you switch from using the Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR) to the Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate (SALR) to calculate the change in temperature?

• Video class: Introduction to Clouds | Physical Geography with Professor Patrich

  0h17m

• Exercise: Which of the following cloud types is characterized by its ability to produce severe weather phenomena such as thunderstorms and even tornadoes?

• Video class: Introduction to Geology: Minerals

  0h04m

• Exercise: Which of the following processes involves the transformation of a sedimentary rock into another type of rock through heat and pressure?

• Video class: Introduction to Minerals and Identification | Physical Geography with Professor Patrich

  0h23m

• Exercise: Which of the following is not a requirement for a substance to be classified as a mineral?

• Video class: The Rock Cycle: Igneous, Sedimentary,

  0h25m

• Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about metamorphic rocks?