The Physical Geography lab is an earth environment laboratory that explains in greater depth the ideas and relationships of physical geography.  It incorporates the four spheres of the physical environment: atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and lithosphere.  The class stresses the scientific method in interpreting Earth-sun relations; time; earth representation through globes and maps; weather (temperature, moisture, pressure and winds); climate; natural vegetation; soils and landform evolution by tectonic forces, erosion and deposition.

http://go.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/geog_111/geog_111_lo/geog_111_lo16_gr/spheres_tn.jpg

Click the link to obtain the Physical Geography Lab Syllabus: Spring 2009 Syllabus

Required lab manual for Spring 2009: 

Physical Geography Lab Manual,  Pearson Custom Publishing, ISBN # 0-558-09240-3

 

Lab content includes the following topics:

* Map Skills (latitude & longitude, map projections, topographic maps)

http://www.franklin.ma.us/auto/upload/schools/kennedy/781-latitudelongitude.jpg

 

* Weather and climate (latitude, humidity, winds, pressure)

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/secondary/students/forecasting/Weather_Forecasting.gif

 

* Biogeography - distribution of plants and animals (biomes)

  http://ridge.icu.ac.jp/gen-ed/biogeog-jpgs/biomes.jpg

 

* Geomorphology - landform development (rocks, plate tectonics, weathering & mass wasting, arid environment landforms, glaciers, streams, coasts)

http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/landforms.jpg