| WEEK | TOPIC | READING (UNIT #) |
| Wed 4-Sep | Logistics, Intro: Physical Geography; Maps | 1-3 |
| Mon 9-Sep | Solar System; Earth-Sun relationships; Seasons | 4-5 |
| Mon 16-Sep | Earth's Atmosphere; Ozone Depletion | 6 |
| Mon 23-Sep | Energy Balances; Greenhouse Effect | 7 |
| Mon 30-Sep | Global Temperatures; Atmospheric Circulation | 8-10 |
| Fri 4-Oct | Exam 1 | |
| Mon 7-Oct | Oceanic Circulation; Water | 11 |
| Mon 14-Oct | Atmospheric Moisture and Water Balance | 12 |
| Mon 21-Oct | Weather, El Nino | 13,14 |
| Mon 28-Oct | Global Climate Systems | 16-19 |
| Mon 4-Nov | Soils, Plants, and Animals | 22-28 |
| Mon 11-Nov | The Pleistocene; Causes of Climate Change | 20 |
| Exam 2 | ||
| Mon 18-Nov | Glaciers and Glaciation | 45-47 |
| Mon 25-Nov | Water in the Lithosphere | 40 |
| Mon 2-Dec | Climate and Man; Human Impact on Earth Systems | 21, lecture notes |
| Mon 9-Dec | Last Class |