Physical Geography

Spring 2005

Assignment: Chapter 10

 

1. Book Chapter 10 (pages 317- 318):

 

Answer Questions: 1, 4, 6, 10, & 22

 

Define: climatic regions, ITCZ (Chapter 6) & GCM

 

2. Online Assignment:

 

Use the book web site- Chapter Ten:  Global Climate Systems

 

http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_christopherson_geosystems_5/0,6339,390322-,00.html

 

Do the following, correct and submit your answers electronically:

 

1.      True or False

 

2.      Fill in the Blank

 

  • Email me your answers to part one.  Make sure you fill in my email so that your corrected quizzes are emailed to me for part 2.

 

GIS Climate Map Exercise:

 

Task: Create a map of climate zones for Texas.

 

  1. Go to this web site:  http://www.geographynetwork.com/
  2. Click on “ArcExplorer Web”
  3. At the “ArcExplorer” window click on , “plus sign ” 

 

  1. Pull down “Look in” and choose “ESRI” (first one)
  2. Click “OK”(Follow these popup menus:)

 

 

  1. Add, “ESRI_Precip_Yr” and “ESRI_Temp_Yr”

 

  1. Set “Transparency” on “ESRI_Precip_Yr” to 30% (hit “Refresh Map” button)

 

  1. Check in the box in front of the 2 map layers to turn them on (hit “Refresh Map” button)
  2. Answer these questions (write up and give me) based upon what you see:

 

    • What are the potential climate classes for Texas? 
    • How would you describe precipitation and temperature regimes in Texas?
    • How do these relate to the climate of Texas?

 

ANNOUNCEMENT:  Test 2 week of March 28, 2005