1. GHY 1010-102 Introduction to Physical Geography
MWF 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Professor: L. Baker Perry, Ph.D.

2. Intro to Course, Geography
Introductions
Course Logistics
The Science of Geography  
Earth Systems Concepts  
For Next Class: Read Chapter 1

3. Introductions
Find a partner sitting near you and find out the following info:
NAME
POINT(S) OF ORIGIN
MAJOR (or projected major)
FAVORITE MOUNTAIN RANGE
FAVORITE KIND OF WEATHER
WHERE YOU WANT TO LIVE AND WORK AFTER GRADUATION
TALENTS OR HOBBIES

4. Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISmN0MPR83U&feature=youtu.be

11. Elevating Meteorological Understanding
on Everest: Installing the Highest
Weather Stations on Earth
Baker Perry1, Tom Matthews2, Kyler Abernathy3, Deepak Aryal4, Sibas Shrestha4, Arbindra Khadka4, and National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mt. Everest Team
1Appalachian State University2 Loughborough University
3 National Geographic Society 4 Tribhuvan University
North Carolina State University
14 August 2019

12. Course Logistics
Please read the course syllabus in detail and let me know if you have any questions!
Office hours are MWF 8-9 AM – AM, F 2-4 PM, or by appointment
Textbook is Geosystems (10th Edition) and is available at the bookstore.
Course materials are available on AsUlearn
Readings are expected to be completed before coming to class!
THIS IS NOT AN EASY CLASS! BE PREPARED TO WORK HARD AND TO BE CHALLENGED!

13. Statement of Student Engagement with Courses
In its mission statement, Appalachian State University aims at "providing undergraduate students a rigorous liberal education that emphasizes transferable skills and preparation for professional careers" as well as "maintaining a faculty whose members serve as excellent teachers and scholarly mentors for their students." Such rigor means that the foremost activity of Appalachian students is an intense engagement with their courses. In practical terms, students should expect to spend two to three hours of studying for every hour of class time. Hence, a fifteen-hour academic load might reasonably require between 30 and 45 hours per week of out-of-class work.

14. The Science of Geography
Geography – from geo “Earth” and graphein “to write” 
Geography is
a method, not a body of knowledge
holistic
eclectic
Geographers use spatial analysis
Geographers use Earth systems science

15. Geography Is The science that studies the relationships among
natural systems
geographic areas
society
cultural activities
and the interdependence of all of these over space

16. Physical Geography Is
The spatial analysis of all the physical elements and processes that make up the environment

17. Figure 1.2

18. Scientific Method
Figure FS 1.1.1

19. Earth’s Four Spheres
Figure 1.8

20. Earth’s Dimensions
Figure 1.9

21. Latitude
Figure 1.11

22. Latitudinal Geographic Zones
Figure 1.12

23. Longitude
Figure 1.13

24. Great Circles and Small Circles
Figure 1.14

25. Prime Meridian and Standard Time
Figure 1.17

26. Maps, Scales, and Projections
Map – a generalized view of an area, as seen from above and reduced in size
Scale – ratio of map units to ground units
Projection – process of transforming spherical Earth to flat map

27. Map Projections
How to transfer data from a roughly spherical object to a flat sheet of paper has puzzled and challenged cartographers for centuries.
Major Dilemma: Equivalence vs. Conformality
Equivalent projection – equal area
Conformal projection – proper angular relationships
Every map projection is a compromise!

28. Map Projections
Do you prefer a conformal or equivalent map projection? Why? Which is “more accurate”?
Equivalent
Conformal

29. Classes of Map Projections
Figure 1.21

30. Passive and Active Remote Sensing
Figure 1.25

31. Remote Sensing
RADARSAT-1
GOES-12
Figure 1.26
Figure 1.27

32. GIS Model
Figure 1.29

33. Feedback on Today Name one thing you learned today.
What questions do you have?