 | The University of Virginia record April, 1909 |  |
GEOGRAPHY.
Professor Carney.
3. Physical Geography.—Series of field lessons illustrating erosion,
corrosion, valley development, river basins, sedimentation, etc.
(Indispensable as insuring vitality to the course.)
Physical relief of continents illustrated by chalk modeling and
land maps: resultant continental drainage: volcanoes and earthquakes
in connection with mountain building.
Relation of the earth to the Sun. Brief synopsis of mathematical
geography.
Theory of the Winds, directly based on the preceding paragraph:
regions of rainfall, deserts, and belts of vegetation on the earth in
connection with winds.
The Ocean,—its currents, tides, etc.
Glaciers,—Ice Age, with especial reference to North America.
Daily, from 3:30 to 4:30. Rouss Laboratory, Room 3.
Texts.—Any good manual, Davis' Elementary Physical Geography
preferred.
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