Physical Geography Lab Manual / Edition 1

by Karen Lemke

Overview

Lemke et al: Physical Geography Laboratory Manual is a comprehensive introductory manual for students without a previous science background. An abundant set of 21 exercises assures that every professor will find a complete set of preferred labs for a semester-long course. Lemke/Ritter/Heywood wrote this lab manual in order to provide equal coverage of the four spheres of the environment—the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. The lab manual was written independent of any specific textbook and will work with available physical geography texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780077276034
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/21/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

EXERCISES

1. Earth-Sun Geometry and Insolation

2. Radiation and Energy Balance at the Earth's Surface

3. Atmospheric Temperature

4. Atmospheric Pressure, Circulation and Wind

5. Water in the Atmosphere

6. Lapse Rates, Adiabatic Processes, and Cloud Development

7. Midlatitude Weather and Weather Map Interpretation

8. Climate Classification and Regional Climates

9. Soil Moisture Budgets

10. Analysis of Soil Moisture Properties

11. Climate, Net Primary Production, and Decomposition

12. Vegetation Form and Range

13. Bioclimatic Transects

14. Coincident Climates, Vegetation, and Soils

15. Hawai'i Rainforest Regeneration

16. Introduction to Topographic Maps

17. Igneous Landforms

18. Drainage Basin Analysis

19. Fluvial Landforms

20. Glacial Landforms

21. Coastal Landforms

Appendix A. Units of Measure and Conversions

Appendix B. Drawing Isolines

Appendix C. Constructing Profiles

Appendix D. Using Pocket Stereoscopes

Appendix E. Exercise Maps and Photos

Appendix F. Thematic World Maps