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Wk
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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment Due
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Understanding Environmental Geography
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1
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Aug 25
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Introduction to the Class The Scope of Environmental
Geography
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Syllabus
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Aug 27
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What is Environmental Conservation/Science
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ESBS Chapter 1
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2
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Aug 30
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Environmental and Economic Values
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ESBS Chapter 2, AE Article 6
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Sept 1
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Environmental Policy
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ESBS Chapter 3
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Sept 3
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The Development of Conservation Thought
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Muir, Marsh, and Pinchot (see web site for links)
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3
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Sept 6
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Matter and Energy
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ESBS Chapter 4
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Sept 8
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Protecting Tropical Forest Biodiversity
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ESBS Chapter 5 AE Article 23
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Sept 10
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Communities and Invasive species
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ESBS Chapter 6
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4
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Sept 13
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Environmental Systems Ecosystems and biomes
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ESBS Chapter 7 AE Article 16
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Sept 15
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Exam 1
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Sept 17
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Environmental Art
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5
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Sept 20
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Population and the Environment
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ESBS Chapter 8
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Population and Food Supply
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Sept 22
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Population and
Environment in China discussion
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AE Article 3 Review China Case Study Ch. 8.
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Sept 24
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Soil Erosion, Formation, and Conservation
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ESBS Chapter 9
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6
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Sept 27
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Green Revolution and Sustainable Agriculture
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ESBS Chapter 10
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Sept 29
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GM Crops and
Animal Agriculture
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ESBS Chapter 10 |
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Oct 1
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Discussion:
GMO Agriculture
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AE Article 24, Chapter 10 case study, and
Genetically Altered Salmon article from NYT
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7
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Oct 4
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Biodiversity and Resource Management
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ESBS Chapters 11 and 12
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Oct 6
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Sustainable Cities
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ESBS Chapter 13
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Oct 8
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Exam 2
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Water and Air
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8
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Oct 11
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Freshwater Systems and their use/Aral Sea
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ESBS Chapter 15
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Oct 13
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Water Pollution and Treatment
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ESBS Chapter 15
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O.E. Paper 1 Due
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Oct 15
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Discussion Watersheds and Water Resources
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AE Articles 21 & 22
and O’Shaughnessy (see
web site)
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Case Study Paper Proposal Due
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9
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Oct 18
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Estuaries and Saltwater Ecosystems: Chesapeake Bay
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ESBS Chapter 16
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Oct 20
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Oceans and the Great Barrier Reef
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ESBS Chapter 16, AE Article 17, 18, 19
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Oct 22
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Fall Break No Class
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Fall Break
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10
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Oct 25
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The Earth’s Atmosphere and Air Pollution
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ESBS Chapter 17
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Oct27
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Air Pollution
Regulation/Ozone
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ESBS Chapter 17
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Oct 29
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Air Pollution Virtual Field Trip
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11
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Nov 1
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Global Climate Change Climate
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ESBS Chapter 18, AE Article 1
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Air Pollution VRFT due
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Nov 3
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Responding to Climate Change
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ESBS Chapter 18 AE Article29
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Nov 5
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Climate Change discussion
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AE Articles 26, 27, 28, 29
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12
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Nov 8
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Exam 3
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Energy and Waste
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Nov 10
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Non Renewable Energy: Fossil Fuels
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ESBS Chapter 19
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Nov 12
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Debate: Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Be
Opened to Oil Drilling?
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ESBS Chapter 19
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13
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Nov 15
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Conventional Alternatives
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ESBS Chapter 20, AE Articles 13, 14
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Draft of Case Study Paper Done
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Nov17
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Sustainable Energy
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ESBS Chapter 21, AE Articles 10, 11, 12
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Nov 19
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Discussion: The Future of Energy Production
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AE Articles 8, 15, 20
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Energy HW worked on in class
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Thanksgiving Break Nov 20-28
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14
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Nov 29
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Hazardous Waste
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ESBS Chapter 22
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Energy HW Due
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Dec 1
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Solid Waste and Recycling
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ESBS Chapter 22
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Dec 3
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Discussion Waste and Recycling
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AE Article 7, 25
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Hazardous Waste Assignment Due
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Environmental Justice and the Future of Planet Earth
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15
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Dec 6
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The Environmental Costs of War
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AE Article 2, 4
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Final Case Study Paper Due
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Dec 8
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Campus
Sustainability
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ESBS Chapter 23
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Dec 10
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Discussion: Sustainable Development? Sustainable
Campuses?
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AE Articles 5& 30
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O.E. Paper 2 Due
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Final Exam 6:00-8:00 P.M. Monday December 13
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Environmental
Conservation 
