1. INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Hello everyone. Welcome back to campus, are you guys ready for the first day of this semester? First thing first, this is the Introductory Physical Geography, GEO Hopefully everybody here is in the right classroom. For those who suppose to be here but got lost. I’d lecture about how important that sense of direction is to geographers, but since they can’t hear me I’ll save it to some other time. For those of you, who are because of the good fame of Dr. Peter Waylen. I am sorry I am not him. Dr. Waylen has been promoted to the Dean’s office of College of Art and Science as associate dean. Congratulations to him. So I am taking over this course this semester. But if you want to see him during this course, there is a picture of him in the book we are using. Since I am taking over his course, I am gonna use most of his materials in this course. In a way, you are pretty much learning from him but you are learning through my Chinese accent instead of his British accent.
Instructor: Yu Wang

2. About me Yu Wang
A brief introduction of myself.
Student!
Jade

3. #Geography
A little game before we get to the course introduction

4. Instruction Group for size of 3 to 5
Get an envelope full of key word from the instructor
Discuss what is the word provided you think describe Geography the best (you can come up with your own word)
Pick 5 key words each group and tell the rest of class why

5. WHAT THE **** IS THE
ZENITH ANGLE?
Sun
Overhead
Zenith
Angle

6. WHAT THE **** IS THE
ZENITH ANGLE?
Sun
Overhead
Zenith
Angle

7. Role Play! September 21 December 22 June 21 N S
SUN S
One student to play the role of earth
March 21
Four students to play
the role the sun

8. Finding north using a watch
Please note, this will not work well in the tropics.
During daylight savings time, use 1 instead of 12 on your watch.

10. Instruction Group for no-more than 5
Put your names on the upper-right corner
Draw a straight/wavy line in the dashed boxes
Fill in the box either HIGH/LOW
Fill in shaded area a correct direction arrow

11. STRUCTURED INTERNALLY?
HOW IS THE EARTH
STRUCTURED INTERNALLY?
What can we learn from ice age: continental drifting?

12. Extra Credits Halloween Assignment:
If you are willing to wear a costume to class on Oct. 31st, you would receive 2% extra credit. If anyone dressed up with geography related theme can get 1% extra to a total of 3%. I should be able to tell you are in a costume and do not do anything inappropriate. Please bring a piece of paper on Oct. 31st with your name on it, so I can give you credit

13. Extra Credits Continental Drift Assignments:
A map of current state of earth is provided as below. It is your job to cut them into piece and put them back as they were 250 million years ago. There will be a lot of resource online, but please try to accomplish this first on your own based on what we have learned in class. Group discussion is encouraged but you have to finish your homework by yourself. You would receive 2% extra credit as well. Please bring in your homework on Oct. 31st with your name on it, so you can gain extra credit.