Physical geography laboratory manual: Karen A. Lemke, Michael E. Ritter, N.C. Heywood

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. Title Table of Contents EXERCISE 1. Earth-Sun Geometry and Insolation EXERCISE 2. Radiation and Energy Balance at the Earth’s Surface EXERCISE 3. Atmospheric Temperature EXERCISE 4. Atmospheric Pressure, Circulation, and Wind EXERCISE 5. Water in the Atmosphere EXERCISE 6. Lapse Rates, Adiabatic Processes, and Cloud Development EXERCISE 7. Midlatitude Weather and Weather Map Interpretation EXERCISE 8. Climate Classifi cation and Regional Climates EXERCISE 9. Soil Moisture Budgets EXERCISE 10. Analysis of Soil Moisture Properties EXERCISE 11. Climate, Net Primary Production, and Decomposition EXERCISE 12. Vegetation Form and Range EXERCISE 13. Bioclimatic Transects EXERCISE 14. Coincident Climates, Vegetation, and Soils EXERCISE 15. Hawai’i Rainforest Regeneration EXERCISE 16. Introduction to Topographic Maps EXERCISE 17. Igneous Landforms EXERCISE 18. Drainage Basin Analysis EXERCISE 19. Fluvial Landforms EXERCISE 20. Glacial Landforms EXERCISE 21. Coastal Landforms APPENDIX A. Units of Measure and Conversions APPENDIX B. Drawing Isolines APPENDIX C. Constructing Profi les APPENDIX D. Using Pocket Stereoscopes APPENDIX E. Exercise Maps and Photos APPENDIX F. Thematic World Maps Index