The map above shows directions to the Headlands Institute, located in Golden Gate National Recreation Area at Fort Cronkhite in the Marin Headlands. Heading North on Highway 101 from San Francisco: Cross the Golden Gate Bridge and take the Alexander Avenue exit – the second exit. (1) Merge right onto Alexander Avenue (do not go [...]

FOUR SPHERES Atmosphere- Solar energy interceptor, stratrospheric ozone, ionosphere, mix of gases into one –air. Hydrosphere – 73% of earth is water- precipitation- watersheds, rivers, oceans, groundwater, weather, extreme weather.  Lithosphere- the land, rocks, minerals. Earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics.  Biosphere- soils, ecosystems, species-interacting with all – the ecology.   OPEN or CLOSED SYSTEMS Systems affect [...]

 Geo meaning earth in Greek. Graphy meaning to write or carve. Geography is the science that deals with the descriptions, distribution and interactions of the diverse physical, biological and cultural features of the landscape.   Geography is the basis for all human interpretation of the landscape- all human-land relationships.   Geography is a wide field [...]

 Earth systems science   The Science of Geography                            . geography                            . spatial                            . location                            . region                            . human-Earth                                           relationships                            . movement                            . place         Geographic Analysis                            . spatial analysis                            . process                            . physical geography                            . scientific method           The Geographic Continuum   [...]