Lesson 1: Introduction to Planet Earth

January 22, 2024

Presentation:

  • Introduction
  • Intro to Planet Earth
    • Earth 101 video (03:17)
    • Topics in Physical Geography
      • Mapping and Geographic Data
      • Climatology
      • Geomorphology
      • Biogeography
      • IPCC
  • The Geogrid

Activity:

Use Google Maps or any other mapping software program to complete the following.

Find the Latitude and Longitude (round to the nearest whole degree) for the following cities:

  • Chicago, USA
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Rome, Italy

Determine the major city located at each of the following coordinates:

  • 14 N, 100 E
  • 56 N, 38 E
  • 19 N, 99 W
  • 1 S, 37 E
  • 37 S, 175 E

Try to guess the famous athlete associated with these 3 locations:

  • Athlete locations:
    • 31.248499835331224, 121.48467982876251
    • 29.751107568447495, -95.36223876263043
    • 42.094426824762685, -72.5829832329307

Assignment:

  • Acquire the Textbook: Introducing Physical Geography, 6th Ed. by Alan Strahler
  • Read Chapter 1
  • Name the famous athlete associated with each group of 3 locations:
  • Athlete 1 locations:
    • 59.33015626469948, 18.072186555153095
    • 48.845906687359935, 2.25424379185225
    • 51.43362215634744, -0.21425228554356932
  • Athlete 2 locations:
    • 38.25313812997795, -85.7568230745165
    • -4.3378904355310235, 15.32268513866087
    • 14.62089567692629, 121.05339679456391
  • Athlete 3 locations:
    • 46.26500975541006, 26.778619941839104
    • 45.49018086870309, -73.5841076776865
    • 35.524118178907294, -97.47528505397584

Justin

Justin Holman is CEO of Aftermarket Analytics, where he leads efforts to develop cutting edge sales forecasting and inventory optimization technology for the Automotive Aftermarket. Prior to joining Aftermarket Analytics, Justin managed corporate consulting for the Strategy & Analytics division at MapInfo Corporation, leading major projects for retail clients including The Home Depot, Darden Restaurants, Bridgestone-Firestone, Sainsbury’s and New York & Company. Before that, Justin served as Vice President of Software Development at LogicTools, now part of IBM's supply chain application software group. Justin holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and an Executive Management certificate from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

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