Climate and Climate Change: Lecture & Multimedia-2

As you watch the lecture video, follow along with the lecture notes, and view the multimedia interactions, pay special attention to the following  "focus questions."  These focus questions will help you concentrate on the most important content that is most likely to be asked in the weekly quizzes and larger exams.

Climate & Climate Change: Focus Questions

  1. Is the greenhouse effect unnatural and caused by humans?
  2. Is the global climate changing?
  3. How do we know that today’s levels of CO2 are caused by humans burning fossil fuels, and not by some natural process, such as volcanic out-gassing? 
  4. What are earth's major climate zones?
  5. What is the Green House Effect and is it natural? 
  6. What are greenhouse gasses and how have Greenhouse Gas concentrations changed?

Lecture Video & Notes

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Lecture Video on Climate and Climate Change below.  Password (Geog 1):  

 

Multimedia

Here are some additional short videos and interactions that explain this weeks readings and lecture.  Watch all of them and take notes.

  1. Video: Carbon Dioxide
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    2. How do we know that today’s levels of CO2 are caused by humans burning fossil fuels, and not by some natural process, such as volcanic outgassing? 
  2. Video: Earth's Climates

  1. How are water vapor and precipitation patterns related to climate?