Geography 1L - Physical Geography Laboratory - Course Outline
Instructor: Sean Booth
Phone: (916) 781-0437
The student is expected
to be in class each week and must stay for at least the first hour to receive
the assignment and lecture instructions. In case of illness, a lab exercise
may be made up, but it is the student's responsibility to obtain the assignment,
first from another student or from other sources, such as the web; if there
are still questions about the assignment, ask your instructor.
Course Outline
| Week |
Exercise
& numbers
|
Title
|
|
1
|
Map
Exercise
|
Geographic Features of the Earth |
|
2
|
Exercise
A-1 to 6, 8
|
Geographic Grid |
|
3
|
Exercise
B-1 to 7
|
Earth Motions |
|
4
|
Exercise
Q-1 to 4
|
Topographic Quadrangles |
|
5
|
Exercise
C-2, 4 to 7
|
Earth-Sun Relations |
|
6
|
Exercise
D-1, 3 to 6
|
Time (local time, time zones, etc.) |
|
7
|
Exercise
E - All exer.
|
Solar Radiation |
|
8
|
First
Laboratory Exam
|
Exercises # 1-7 (A to E) |
|
9
|
Exercise F-1 to 2, and 5 to 7 |
Temperature & Heat Budget |
|
10
|
Exercise
G - 1 to 2,
5 to 8
|
Pressure and Winds |
|
11
|
Exercise
H-1 to 3
[omit H-1 (e)] |
Humidity |
|
12
|
Exercise H-5, 9 and Map Exercise | Clouds and Precipitation |
|
13
|
Exercise
R-3 to 6 & GPS Course
|
Compass & Directions / GPS |
|
14
|
Exercise
V-1 to 5
|
Volcanic Landforms |
|
15
|
Exercise
W-1, 2, and
5
|
Streams and Fluvial Landforms |
|
16
|
Second
Laboratory Exam
|
Exercises # 9 - 15 (F to W) |
|
17
|
Finals Week - no final |
|
Note: Some assignments may take more than one lab session, and the assignments may be subject to change or deletion depending upon the number of school holidays. Also refer to the web notes for update and corresponding (McKnight)) textbook chapters to read.
Web notes: http://geography.sierracollege.edu/booth/notes.html