Physical Geography Lab Manual
by Lemke, KarenEdition: 1st
Format: Spiral Bound
Pub. Date: 2008-03-21
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary
Lemke et al:Physical Geography Laboratory Manualis 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 environmentthe atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. The lab manual was written independent of any specific textbook and will work with available physical geography texts.
Table of Contents
| Exercises | |
| Earth-Sun Geometry and Insolation | |
| Radiation and Energy Balance at the Earth's Surface | |
| Atmospheric Temperature | |
| Atmospheric Pressure, Circulation and Wind | |
| Water in the Atmosphere | |
| Lapse Rates, Adiabatic Processes and Cloud Development | |
| Midlatitude Weather and Weather Map Interpretation | |
| Climate Classification and Regional Climates | |
| Soil Moisture Budgets | |
| Analysis of Soil Moisture Properties | |
| Climate, Net Primary Production and Decomposition | |
| Vegetation Form and Range | |
| Bioclimatic Transects | |
| Coincident Climates, Vegetation and Soils | |
| Rainforest Regeneration Analysis Using Aerial Imagery | |
| Introduction to Topographic Maps | |
| Igneous Landforms | |
| Drainage Basin Analysis | |
| Fluvial Landforms | |
| Glacial Landforms | |
| Coastal Landforms | |
| Units of Measures and Conversions | |
| Drawing Isolines | |
| Constructing Profiles | |
| Using Pocket Stereoscopes | |
| Exercise Topographic Maps and Photos | |
| Thematic World Maps | |
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