I have compiled a list below of the topics that may appear on the exam. These could include information from my lectures or from the assigned reading in the textbook. Know the reasons why glaciers advance and retreat.
Glacial ice is a rock.
Be familiar with when the last maximum extent of glaciation occurred on Earth and how this influenced sea level. Be familiar with which parts of North America were glaciated during the Pleistocene Epoch. Winds and Desert Environments Review wind belts and the Coriolis Effect. Understand Hadley Cells, Ferrel Cells, and Polar Cells and why deserts occur at 30 degrees N and S, as well as at the poles. This information was only presented in class.