The other deals with topographic maps. The second part includes analysis of glacial land forms in various national parks such as Yosemite National Park in California and Glacier National Park in Montana. We also explore the glacial land forms in the Chicago vicinity through topographic maps and a field trip. This course presents the science behind the forecast of global warming to enable the student to evaluate the likelihood and potential severity of anthropogenic climate change in the coming centuries. The Science of Global Environmental Change.
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In this two-course sequence, fundamental chemistry and physics are used to study the major issues associated with global change occurring in the earth's atmosphere. The factors that make the planet habitable for life, and how that environment is changing, are considered. This course presents the science behind the forecast of global warming to enable the student to evaluate the likelihood and potential severity of anthropogenic climate change in the coming centuries. Particular attention is given to stratospheric ozone depletion, the chemistry of the global troposphere, the quality of urban air throughout the world, and the formation of acid precipitation. The extent to which locally-released pollutants affect the atmosphere on a global scale is addressed.