1. Ecosystems and the Physical Environment

2. Cycling of Materials

3. Nutrient Cycles - General Abiotic Form/Reservoir Biotic Forms - Available to Living Organisms

4. The Carbon Cycle

5. The Nitrogen Cycle

6. The Phosphorus Cycle

7. The Sulfur Cycle

8. The Water (Hydrologic) Cycle

9. Prediction of Climate

10. What is the climate of Santa Fe

11. What is the climate of Inverewe Scotland?

14. Solar Radiation

15. Temperature Changes with Latitude

16. Temperature Changes with Season

17. Composition of the Atmosphere

18. Atmospheric Layers

19. Patterns of Atmospheric Circulation and the Coriolis Effect

20. Patterns of Ocean Circulation Trade winds Westerlies

21. Vertical Mixing of Ocean

22. ENSO

23. Normal Conditions

24. ENSO Conditions

25. The Rain Shadow Effect

26. Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Cyclones and other Disasters

27. Plates and Plate Boundaries

28. Earthquakes  Caused by the release of accumulated energy as rocks in the lithosphere suddenly shift or break  Occur along faults  Energy released as seismic wave

29. Tsunami