OBJECTIVE 1: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

You should read and make notes on these sections of Topic 1, 1a: The Earth's systems and
resources. Use the Cornell template, which should be included in your file. This will give you
the chance to think about how you are going to organise your file. Sections? Dividers? Titles?

Scope and Sequence Content:

Topic 1: THE PLANET EARTH
1a: Earth's systems and resources
-Earth Science concepts
Geologic time scale
Plate tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Seasons
Solar intensity & latitude

-The atmosphere
Composition of atmosphere
Structure of atmosphere
Weather and climate
Atmospheric circulation and the Coriolis Effect
Atmosphere-ocean interactions
ENSO

-Global water resources

Freshwater
Salt water
Ocean circulation

-Rock cycle (Soil and soil dynamics)

Reading (Environmental Science, G. Tyler Miller & Scott E. Spoolman):

3.1 How does the Earth's Life Support System Work? Pp 43-44

12.5 What are the Earth's Major Geological Hazards? Pp 304-309

7.1 What Factors Influence Climate? Pp 131-135
S36f & S37f
15.1 What is the Nature of the Atmosphere? P 389

7.3 What are the Major Types of Marine Aquatic Systems (and how are
Humans Affecting them)? Pp 146-151
7.4 What are the Major Types of Freshwater Systems (and how are
Humans affecting them)? Pp 152-155
11.1 Will We Have Enough Water? Pp 251-255

12.1 What are the Earth's Major Geological Processes and What are
Mineral Resources? Pp 291-293