UNIT 1: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Project 1

Welcome to the first project! As this is mostly a project-based course, you will do the majority of the required learning of all of the major concepts through, well, your own work. If you need me to explain concepts or help you find resources, I am glad too! Ensure that your bibliographies are robust and filled with excellent scientific references. If you need a tutorial on how to research well, let me know! I am always happy to help!

A good place to start would be to review the following document: How to Conduct Research on the Internet.

The Purpose of the First Project.

This self-guided research project will have you explore the first theme of the course: world patterns of physical elements. You, the budding geographer, will demonstrate an understanding of the following:

a. the lithosphere

b. landforms

c. climate: elements, controls, regions

d. vegetation; soils

To complete this short module, you will create a presentation about important terms and concepts in physical geography and explain how they impact our lives. This is a simple, yet time consuming project that requires some reliable, valid research and good scientific writing. Make sure you meet all of the requirements of the assignment!

The instructions for this assignment are found on the next page ---->