Learning objectives
The first part of the course deals with the main physical processes affecting the earth surfaces in order to understand the different clymatic condictions affecting the different regions of the earth surface. In the second part of the course the main different methods for maps construction are considered.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The Earth shape. The Earth rotation and revolution. Solstices and equinoxes.Sideral and solar day.. The structure of the atmosphere. The solar radiation. Air temperature. Atmosphere pressure. The winds and the atmospheric circulation. The atmospheric moisture.Air masses, fronts and middle latitudes cyclones. The Koppen and Strahler clymatic clssifications.
Full programme
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Bibliography
A.N. STRAHLER:"Geografia Fisica", PICCIN, Padova (1984).
A.N.STRAHLER:"The Earth Sciences",Harper&Row, (1971).
Teaching methods
Classroom lessons.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination.
The obtained grade is mediated by the marks obtained in the Cartography practice test and in the GIS practice test.
Other information
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