Physical Geography Lab Manual

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.

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