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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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Jan 11
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Introduction to the
Class The Scope of Environmental Geography
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Syllabus
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Jan 12/13
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The
Development of Conservation Thought
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CES pp. 1-6 Muir, Marsh,
and Pinchot (see web site for links)
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2
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Jan 16
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MLK Day No Class
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Jan 18
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Geog.
Concepts/Ecosystems
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CES pp. 1-13
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Jan 19/20
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Earth
Sun Relationships
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CES pp. 20-31
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3
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Jan 23
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Ecosystems
Energy and Matter Flows
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CES pp. 13-18
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Understanding and
Protecting “Frontier Environments”
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Jan 25
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The
Tundra Geomorphology and Biodiversity
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CES pp. 20-31
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Jan 26/27
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Debate:
Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Be Opened to Oil
Drilling?
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CES pp. 31-39
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Earth Sun Homework
Due
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4
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Jan 30
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Global
Wind Patterns and Tropical Climates
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CES pp. 51-52
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Feb 1
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Protecting
Tropical Forests
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CES pp. 41-60, AE Article
9
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Feb 2/3
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Protecting
Biodiversity
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AE Articles 3, 16,
17 and 19
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5
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Feb 6
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Exam 1
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Review Sheet
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Water and Air
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Feb 8
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The
Thames and Water Pollution
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CES pp. 62-81, AE Article
26
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Feb 9/10
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Watersheds
and Water Resources
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AE Articles 21, 22,
23 and O’Shaughnessy (see web site)
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6
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Feb 13
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Water
Resources and the Aral Sea
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TBA
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Feb 15
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Estuaries
and Saltwater Ecosystems
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CES pp. 82-105
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Feb 16/17
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Air
Pollution Virtual Field Trip
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CES pp. 106-113
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7
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Feb 20
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The
Earth’s Atmosphere and Air Pollution
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CES pp. 106-113
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Chesapeake
Bay Homework Due
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Feb 22
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Air
Pollution Regulation
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Feb 23/24
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Global
Air Pollution Issues
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CES pp. 113-125
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Air Pollution VRFT
Due
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Population and Food
Supply
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8
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Feb 27
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Exam 2
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Review Sheet
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March 1
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Population
and the Environment
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CES pp. 127-137
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O.E.
Paper 1 Due
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March 2/3
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Environmental Art
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Case
Study Paper Proposal Due
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March
6-19 Spring Break, March 7-11 Association of American Geographers
Meeting in Chicago
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9
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Mar 20
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Population
and Environment in China
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CES pp. 137-145
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Mar 22
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Green
Revolution Agriculture and GMOs
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CES pp. 146-167
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Mar 23/24
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Population
and Consumption discussion
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AE Articles 7, 5, and
TBA
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10
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Mar 27
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Soil
Erosion, Formation, and Conservation
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CES pp. 168-171
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Mar 29
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Sustainable
Agriculture
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CES pp. 171-185
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Mar 30/31
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Discussion:
Factory Farming and GMOs
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AE Articles 9, 11,
20, 25
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11
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April 3
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Non-Renewable
Energy
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CES 188-204
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Draft of Case
Study Paper Done
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April 5
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Nuclear
Energy
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CES pp. 205-226
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April 6/7
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The
Future of Energy Production
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AE Articles 12, 13,
14, 15
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12
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April 10
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Sustainable
Energy
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CES pp. 227-245
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April 12
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Exam 3
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Review Sheet
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Energy HW Due
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April 13/14
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Good Friday No Class
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Regional and Global
Environmental Problems
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13
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April 17
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Hazardous
Waste
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CES pp. 280-293
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Environmental
Art Assignment Due
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April 19
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Solid Waste and Recycling
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Do reading for friday
early if you wish
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April 20/21
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Discussion
Hazardous and Solid Wastes
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AE Article 28 and Turning
Blue into Green (PDF) Complete first part of Hazardous
Waste Assignment
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14
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April 24
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Climate
Change
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CES pp. 247-261
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Final
Case Study Paper Due
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April 26
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Stratospheric
Ozone Depletion
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CES pp. 264-279
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April 27/28
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Climate
Change discussion
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AE Articles 1 (pp 7-10),
29
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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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May 1
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Environmental
Justice
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AE Article 1 (pp. 10-12),
10
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May 3
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The
Environmental Costs of War
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TBA
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May 4/5
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Discussion:
Sustainable Development?
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AE Article 1(pp
3-18), 4, 6, 8
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O.E.
Paper 2 Due
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May 8
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The End
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Monday May 15 Final
Exam 3:30-5:30 Review Sheet
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Environmental
Conservation 
