Applied Physical Geography: Geosystems in the Laboratory,9780135054055

Applied Physical Geography: Geosystems in the Laboratory

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780135054055
ISBN10: 0135054052
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-06-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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Summary

This laboratory manual helps students apply essential geographic principles, methods, and tools to better understand Earth and its systems. The manual augments the material traditionally covered in the lecture portion of a Physical Geography course. This lab manual can be used with any Physical Geography textbook.

Table of Contents

Geography I.D.
Prologue Lab: Physical Geography Log, Library Exercise, and Weather Calendar
Laboratory Exercises
Latitude, Longitude, and Time
Directions and Compass Readings
Map Projections, Map Readings, and Interpretation
Contours and Topographic Maps
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Earth-Sun Relationships, Insolation, and Seasons
Temperature Concepts and Patterns
Earth's Atmosphere: Pressure Profiles and Pressure Patterns
Atmospheric Humidity, Stability, and Adiabatic Processes
Weather Maps
Water Balance and Water Resources
Global Climate Systems
Plate Tectonics: Mechanisms and Global Patterns
Topographic Analysis: Fluvial Geomorphology
Topographic Analysis: Glacial Geomorphology
Topographic Analysis: Coastal, and Arid Geomorphology
Biomes: Analyzing Global Terrestrial Ecosystems
Glossary
Eight Topographic Maps
Blank Graph Paper
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