Physical Geography, A Landscape Approach, Laboratory Manual

Hess, Darrel

ISBN 10: 0130413372 / ISBN 13: 9780130413376

Published by Prentice Hall (edition Lab Manual), 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Physical Geography, A Landscape Approach, Laboratory Manual
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (edition Lab Manual)
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130413372
• ISBN 13: 9780130413376
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition: Lab Manual.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This is a lab manual for the text Physical Geography, A Landscape Appreciation, Seventh Edition , by Tom L. McKnight and Darrel Hess. The emphasis of the first half of the manual is on basic meteorological processes and interpretation of weather maps, weather satellite images, and climate data, while the second half emphasizes the development of landforms and the interpretation of topographic maps and stereo aerial photographs. This edition contains new exercises on metric conversions and mass wasting, an Internet-based problem set for an exercise on hurricanes, a color map of global climate patterns, and a color chart of topographic map symbols. Many exercises can now be completed using SI or English units. Hess teaches in the Earth Sciences Department at City College of San Francisco. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

From the Back Cover

This manual is designed to be self-contained, making it useful for readers without access to teaching collections of maps, satellite images and stereo aerial photographs. Several of the exercises will be enhanced if users have access to simple lens stereoscopes and sling psychrometers. Chapter exercises include metric conversion, location, time, map scale, map projections, isolines, Earth-Sun relations, solar angle, insolation, temperature patterns, air pressure, wind, humidity, adiabatic processes, stability, midlatitude cyclones, weather satellite images, hurricanes, climate classification, topographic profiles, U.S. public land survey system, stereo aerial photographs, plate tectonics, volcanoes, faulting, drainage basins, floodplains, sand dunes, continental glaciation, and coastal landforms. For individuals conducting experiments to enhance their interest in and understanding of physical geography.