Physical Geography – Engelke
Spring 2020 (Covid 19 semester)
Class Exercise 2 – Due May 1st
100 points — 6 page report
Instructions: Choose any County in the United States and produce a report on the various spheres/details of the Earth that are listed below. You may include graphs, pictures, etc in the report. Please submit it in the Turnitin folder in Blackboard upon completion. Utilize a least 6 sources for information. The “Soil Survey” from each county has great information and would be a great source. The Texas Almanac, for Texas counties, would be a great source of information. You may not get data/information for all topics, so state that in report.
County report – (length 6 pages minimum) 85%
Organization/attention to details 15%
Cultural Demographic
• Population Number
• Age info
• Economy
Atmosphere
• Precipitation
• Air quality
• Allergens
• Temperature/climate
• Average number of sunny and fog days
• Tornado/hurricane frequency
Hydrosphere
• River/streams
• Lakes/ponds
• Aquifer
Biosphere
• Plants (flora)
• Animals (fauna)
• Vegetation/trees
• Biomes
• Crops
Lithosphere
• Soils
• Minerals
• Geology/strata (soil, limestone, sandstone)
• Natural resources (water, oil, natural gas)
• Elevations/topography
• Landscape
• Faulting/volcanism