The information on these websites covers the material in the class lecture. We will strive to
provide this information for each lecture. If you find a reference that you think is better than one
on this list, turn in a printout of the page with your name on it. If it is indeed better than what we
have, you will receive 2 points extra credit on the following exam. Our goal is to provide the
equivalent of an on-line textbook that is completely free. Help us.
Examine the information on the websites below for a review of today’s material, do the
homework assignment on the Great Circle Mapper
What is physical geography?
http://geography.about.com/od/studygeography/a/geog101.htm
Eratosthenes
http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/eratosthenes.html
Four Earth “spheres”
http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/fourspheres.htm
Great Circles
http://geography.about.com/od/understandmaps/a/greatcircle.htm
GREAT CIRCLE HOMEWORK, PRINT BOTH MAPS AND ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS. TURN THEM IN ON THURSDAY, BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON
BOTH MAPS.
http://www.gcmap.com/ Create 2 maps, from MOB (Mobile, AL) to DEL (Delhi, India). Use
map path, then map range. If you need compass headings to steer by, which map should you use?
Perihelion and aphelion
http://www.ehow.com/about_4586467_what-earths-perihelion-aphelion.html
Earth-sun relations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taHTA7S_JGk#t=315
References for future lectures
Latitude and longitude
http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_latlong.html