Physical Geography 102
Reading Material
The following is a list of links to reading material from a variety of sources. Use of some of this material is password protected and restricted to use by students currently enrolled in Physical Geography 101. This material may only be used for the purpose of completing the required reading assignments. All copyright laws apply. Electronic copying and distribution of this material is prohibited.
Some of the articles below may be password protected on Canvas.
How to Succeed in the Course
How to Succeed & Expectations of Students
Introduction to Geography Articles
Chapter 1a. Introduction to Geography - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 1b. Elements of Geography - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 1c. Scope of Physical Geography - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
National Geography Standards, 1994
Maps and Location Systems
Chapter 2a. Introduction to Maps - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 2b. Location, Distance, and Direction on Maps - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 2c. Map Location and Time Zones - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 2d. Topographic Maps - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Map Projections: A Working Manual - by John P. Snyder, USGS Professional Paper 1532. This is an abridged version of the original publication. PDF file.
Longitude and Latitude
Rocks and Minerals
Chapter 10a. The Rock Cycle - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 10c. Composition of Rocks - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Igneous Rocks
Chapter 10e. Characteristics of Igneous Rocks - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 3. Igneous Rock Identification - Mineral and Rock Identification Atlas, by Richard Harwood (Lab Manual for course)
Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 10f. Characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 5. Sedimentary Rock Identification - Mineral and Rock Identification Atlas, by Richard Harwood (Lab Manual for course)
Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 10g. Characteristics of Metamorphic Rocks - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 6. Metamorphic Rock Identification - Mineral and Rock Identification Atlas, by Richard Harwood (Lab Manual for course)
Structure of the Earth
Chapter 10h. Structure of the Earth - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
The Interior of the Earth - United States Geological Survey web page
Introduction and Origin of the Earth - read the section entitled "The Earth -- What is it?" - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Continents and Oceans
Chapter 10o. Physiography of the Earth's Terrestrial Surface - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 10p. Physiography of the Ocean Basins - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics: This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics - United States Geological Survey web page
Plate Tectonics - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Volcanic Landforms
Chapter 10n. Volcanism - Volcanoes - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Volcanoes - read sections entitled "Magmas and Lava", and "The Products of Volcanic Eruptions" - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Chapter 4: Volcanic Rocks Identification - Mineral and Rock Identification Atlas (Lab Manual for course)
Volcanoes - read section entitled "Volcanic Landforms", and all sections afterward - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Volcanoes - by Robert I. Tilling, USGS web page
Tectonic Landforms
Chapter 10l. Crustal Deformation Processes - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Deformation of Rock - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Earthquakes
Chapter 10m. Earthquakes - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Earthquakes - by Kaye M. Shedlock & Louis C. Pakiser, USGS web page
Physical Weathering
Chapter 10r. Weathering - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Weathering and Soils - read section entitled "Weathering" - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Chemical Weathering
Chapter 10r. Weathering - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Weathering and Soils - read section entitled "Weathering" - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Mass Wasting
Mass Movements - - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Hydrosphere and Hydrologic Cycle
1. Water - A Maverick Compound - Chapter 1 from Water, by Luna B. Leopold and Kenneth S. Davis, Time-Life Books Life Science Library, 1966.
Chapter 8a. Physical Properties of Water - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 8b. The Hydrologic Cycle - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Ground Water
Groundwater - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Surface Water
Streams and Drainage Systems - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Fluvial Processes and Erosion
Streams and Drainage Systems - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Desert Landforms
Deserts - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Chapter 10ah. Eolian Processes and Landforms - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Glacial Landforms
Glaciers - Dr. Stephen A. Nelson EENS1110 web page
Chapter 10ad. Introduction to Glaciation - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 10ae. Glacial Processes - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
Chapter 10af. Landforms of Glaciation - PhysicalGeography.net web page.
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