Cal Poly
Pomona

Course Web Links

General:
Looking for an inexpensive used textbook? You might try Bookfinder.com. It usually has many copies listed, including superceded editions.

Your textbook has a very useful site including chapter summaries, quizzes, links, a learning style survey, etc. - Student Companion Site for Strahler, Strahler: Introducing Physical Geography, Fourth Edition
To connect click here.

By Chapter:

Chapter 1 - Sunrise and Sunset in the Arctic can seem strange and confusing. To take a closer look at what's happening there on any particular day, go the Athropolis website by clicking HERE.

Would it help to see an animation of the seasons? Try this website that illustrates how the relationship between the Earth and Sun results in seasons. Click HERE.

Chapter 3 - San Francisco's Exploratorium maintains a fun and informative website on Global Climate Change. To connect click HERE.

Naomi Oreskes, a world-renowned historian of science and author of an article demonstrating that scientists largely agree about global climate change, visited Cal Poly Pomona to speak on global climate change. See her streaming video by clicking HERE.

Want to determine how large is your carbon "footprint"? Carbonify.com has an emissions calculator available by clicking HERE.

Chapter 6 - Curious about tornadoes? Everything you ever wanted to know about them (plus an intriguing giftshop) is available at the Tornado Project Online. Click HERE.

Okay, so you think Hurricanes are even more interesting than tornadoes. You can find out what hurricanes may be developing or striking land by visiting the US Weather Service's National Hurricane Center website. Click HERE.

© 2009 by Terence Young
tgyoung@csupomona.edu
These are official class materials of GEO 101 as taught at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, by Terence Young.  They are subject to change without notice to anyone but students currently enrolled in the class.

9/1/09 - Fall 2009