Conservation of the Environment (Geog 178)

Tentative Fall 2008 Semester Schedule

Week

Date

Topic

Readings (Text Chapter, others)

1

9/2

Introduction to course; Iclicker Registration

None

 

9/4

Introduction to Conservation/Environmental Science

1

2

9/9

Population and Carrying Capacity

9

 

9/11

Population and Carrying Capacity

9

3

9/16

Soil Resources

15

 

9/18

Soil Degradation

15

4

9/23

Agriculture

16

 

9/25

Agriculture

16

5

9/30

Forests

17

 

10/2

Forests

17

6

10/7

EXAM 1

 

 

10/9

Water Resources

18

7

10/14

Water Resources

18

 

10/16

Water Resources

18

8

10/21

Water Resources

18

 

10/23

Air Pollution

19

9

10/28

Air Pollution

19

 

10/30

Climate Change

13

10

11/4

Climate change

13

 

11/6

Climate change

13

11

11/11

Climate change

13

 

11/13

EXAM 2

 

12

11/18

Introduction to Energy Resources

20,21,22

 

11/20

Conventional Energy Resources

20,21,22

13

11/25

Conventional Energy Resources

20,21,22

 

11/27

Thanksgiving Holiday – NO CLASS

 

14

12/2

War and the Environment I

D2L

 

12/4

War and the Environment II

D2L

15

12/9

Resource Wars I

D2L

 

12/11

Resource Wars II

D2L

16

FINAL EXAM: Monday December 15th 10:00 am to 11:50 pm