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An Investigation Of The Surface Temperature Distribution In The Detroit Region, Allen R. Smith
An Investigation Of The Surface Temperature Distribution In The Detroit Region, Allen R. Smith
Masters Theses
Chapter I
Introduction
Climate and the City
Studies made of temperature in and around cities have shown the climate of the city to be anomalous in relation to its regional climate. The extent of this anomalous condition and the reasons for its occurrence vary from city to city and from season to season. So many variable factors are present in the generation or regeneration of heat within the city that no study has yet satisfactorily explained the total factors involved, or has indicated the percentage for which any one factor might be responsible. This being the case, the only objective …
An Outline For Physical Geography In The Secondary School, David S. Mellander
An Outline For Physical Geography In The Secondary School, David S. Mellander
Masters Theses
The Need and The Purpose
Introduction
As the earth has become more densely populated, an understanding of the space relationships between man and his environment has become essential. In particular, man needs to understand the complex interrelationship between places, and the distinctive character of places.
Major functions of geographic instruction are to guide students into discovering the distribution of physical conditions, and the interrelationships which characterize such places, as well as those between man and his environment. No other discipline attempts to discover the wholeness, order and reason in the complex totality of the landscape.