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1. EssentialsofGeography b b
2. Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons
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3. Earth'sModernAtmosphere
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4. Atmosphereand Surface Energy Balances b b b b
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7. Water and AtmosphericMoisture
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8. Weather
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12. TheDynamicPlanet
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13. Tectonics,Earthquakes,andVolcanism 14.Weathering,
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KarstLandscapes, and Mass Movement 15.RiverSystems
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16.Oceans,CoastalSystems,and Wind Processes 17.Glacial
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andPeriglacial Landscapes
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18.The Geography of Soils
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1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
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LO: 1.1 Define geography ingeneral and physical geography in particular.
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2) Whatisthe main methodologygoverning geographic inquiry?
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D) Field
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3) Whichof the following comprisethe fundamental duality in the field
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ofgeography?
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