Physical Geography Laboratory Manual, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (May 13, 2021) © 2022

  • Darrel Hess

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ISBN-13: 9780135923900 (2021 update)

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Physical Geography Laboratory Manual for McKnight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation provides you with a comprehensive set of labs that can accompany any physical geography course curriculum. The labs are designed for flexibility, vary in length and require a variety of the skill sets.

The 13th Edition features new labs on Groundwater and GIS and Remote Sensing, along with pre- and post-lab assessments for each lab .

  • Introduction
  • Exercise 1 Metric Conversions
  • Exercise 2 Location
  • Exercise 3 Time
  • Exercise 4 Map Scale
  • Exercise 5 Map Projections
  • Exercise 6 Isolines
  • Exercise 7 Landscape Analysis with Google Earth and The National Map*
  • Exercise 8 Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing*
  • Exercise 9 Earth-Sun Relations
  • Exercise 10 Solar Angle
  • Exercise 11 Insolation
  • Exercise 12 Temperature Patterns
  • Exercise 13 Air Pressure
  • Exercise 14 Wind
  • Exercise 15 Humidity
  • Exercise 16 Adiabatic Processes
  • Exercise 17 Stability
  • Exercise 18 Midlatitude Cyclones*
  • Exercise 19 Weather Maps*
  • Exercise 20 Weather Satellite Images*
  • Exercise 21 Doppler Weather Radar*
  • Exercise 22 Hurricanes*
  • Exercise 23 Climate Classification*
  • Exercise 24 Weather Variability and Climate Change
  • Exercise 25 Groundwater
  • Exercise 26 Biomes and Ecological Land Units*
  • Exercise 27 Soils*
  • Exercise 28 Contour Lines
  • Exercise 29 U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps*
  • Exercise 30 Topographic Profiles
  • Exercise 31 U.S. Public Land Survey System
  • Exercise 32 Remote Imagery and Stereograms
  • Exercise 33 Plate Tectonics
  • Exercise 34 Volcanoes*
  • Exercise 35 Volcanic Calderas*
  • Exercise 36 Faulting*
  • Exercise 37 The San Andreas Fault*
  • Exercise 38 Mass Wasting*
  • Exercise 39 Drainage Basins
  • Exercise 40 Floodplains*
  • Exercise 41 Stream Drainage Patterns*
  • Exercise 42 Stream Rejuvenation*
  • Exercise 43 Flood Recurrence Intervals
  • Exercise 44 Karst Topography*
  • Exercise 45 Desert Landforms*
  • Exercise 46 Sand Dunes
  • Exercise 47 Continental Glaciation*
  • Exercise 48 Alpine Glaciation*
  • Exercise 49 Coastal Landforms*

APPENDICES

  1. Glossary
  2. Math Skills Practice Worksheet
  3. Weather Map Symbols
  4. Topographic Map Symbols
  5. Color Maps and Images
  • Exercises with an asterisk (*) include links to make use of optional online imagery, media, or Google Earth™.

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