Applied Physical Geography: Geosystems in the Laboratory - Softcover

Christopherson, Robert W.; Thomsen, Charles E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136011810 ISBN 13: 9780136011811

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2008

Synopsis

This spiral-bound geography lab manual is the first in its field to employ Google Earth™ exercises. The Seventh Edition contains newly enhanced stereo pairs and topographical maps, and comes packaged with a handy acetate and stereo lenses. Latitude, Longitude, and Time, Directions and Compass Readings, Map Projections, Map, Reading, and Interpretation, Contours and Topographic Maps, 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: Global Patterns and Volcanism, Recurrence Intervals for Natural Events, Topographic Analysis: Fluvial Geomorphology, Topographic Analysis: Glacial Geomorphology, Topographic Analysis: Coastal and Arid Geomorphology, Topographic Analysis: Karst Landscapes, Soils, Biomes: Analyzing Global Terrestrial Ecosystems, An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. MARKET: For anyone interested in learning more about geography.

About this title

About the Author

Robert W. Christopherson is Professor Emeritus of Geography, American River College, and is the author of the leading physical geography texts in the US and Canada: Geosystems, 7/E, Elemental Geosystems, 5/E, Geosystems Canadian Edition, 2/E, and Applied Physical Geography, 7/E, all published by Pearson Prentice Hall. He attended Cal State University-Chico, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. His first textbook was published in 1992. He has spoken across the US and Canada to hundreds of colleges, groups, and at professional meetings. He and his nature photographer wife have completed 10 polar expeditions since September 2003 to gather information and photos for his textbooks. Robert was appointed recently to the Editorial Board of Goode's World Atlas, 22nd Edition, published by Rand McNally.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0136011810
• ISBN 13: 9780136011811
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320