This document provides an overview of physical geography concepts. It defines geography as the study of the distribution and interaction of physical, biological, and cultural features on Earth's surface. Key terms are defined, including axis, rotation, revolution, hemisphere, and eclipse. The major components of Earth's system - the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere - are described. Specific examples are given of carbon and water cycles that interconnect the different systems.

1. Physical Geography By: Eric Szymanski EDU 290

2. Geography Geography-science that deals with the distribution, and interaction of the physical, biological, and cultural features on earth's surface. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov

3. Key Vocabulary Axis Rotation Revolution Hemisphere Eclipse

4. Axis Axis- is an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole. hyscience.com

5. Rotation Rotation- is the motion of the earth as it spins on its axis this causes day and night. physicalgeography.net

6. Eclipse A shape that looks like a slightly squashed circle. corbisimages.com

7. Hemisphere The Hemisphere is the globe cut in half. arboleda2016.blogspot.com

8. Revolution Revolution- the earths movement around the sun in an orbital pattern. thebrain.mcgill.ca

9. Earth’s System Atmosphere- the air around us. Hydrosphere-the water in our lakes and oceans. Lithosphere-the rock, sand and other solid particles. Biosphere-any life matter from single celled organisms to complex multi-cellular organisms.

10. The Earth Systems http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/earthsystem/index.html

11. Biosphere Photosynthesis is a great example of how carbon dioxide, water and light energy are combined to create part of the biosphere. Howstuffworks.com

12. Lithosphere britannica.com The lithosphere can consist of the erosion cycle where water whether it’s rain, lake ocean or river erodes the rock or soil surrounding it. It can also be found in out tectonic plates that make up out world asseen in this picture.

13. Atmosphere The carbon cycle is an atmospheric cycle that effects all earths systems. Carbon dioxide is a green house gas that traps heat energy within the atmosphere. http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm

14. Hydrosphere lukevb.glogster.com The Hydrogen Cycle consist of water that is recycled within every system. This is found in all systems. It erodes the land. Found in all life forms. Under certain conditions is found in the atmosphere before it becomes precipitation.

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