Physical Geography EAS/GEO 206 Lab Class #10:

Aerial Photography and Stereoimaging

Part 1: View collection photos 1, 2, 3, 11, 13, 14, the photos on pg 190 in lab book, and numbers 16, 27, 28 in the aerial photo atlas, then answer the following:

a. Describe the rock layering in the Grand Canyon (photos 1).

b. Describe the coal strip mine in photos 2. How does it compare with the layering you saw in the Grand Canyon?

c. How do folded rock layers (number 28 in photo atlas) compare with a and b?

d. What surface features distinguish the San Andreas Fault (photos 3)?

e. What do you need to estimate the volume of extruded lava from this Hawaiian volcano using these aerial photos (number 11)?

f. Compare and contrast the features of the three volcanoes at Shiprock, NM and Crater Lake, OR (photos 13 and 14) and the Hawaiian volcano (photos 11).

g. How does Mt. Capulin, NM (pg 190 in lab book, number 27 in photo atlas) and Mono Craters (number 16 in photo atlas) compare with the previous three volcanoes?

Part 2: View aerial photos showing change over time at

http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontentsmap

a. View Imperial Valley, CA and describe agriculture and city growth

b. View Great Salt Lake, Utah, and describe variability in water level

c. View Las Vegas, NV, and discuss urban growth

d. View Mt. St. Helens, WA, and describe changes over time

Part 3: Use Google Earth to view areas from previous two parts. Compare and contrast what you can see using this tool and the aerial photos you already used with some specific examples.