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Hydrosphere

Geography
Field Trip
Guide
A geographical trip through
Los Angeles by Olivia
Frescura

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Biosphere
To view the biosphere
firsthand, we travel to El
Matador State Beach in Malibu
next. The biosphere includes
living organisms like plants and
animals, both of which are
present in tide pools that the
beach is famous for. The
process in which tide pools are
formed is a happy accident: sea
creatures simply get trapped
between rock formations on the
shore when the tide is high and
is pushed farther down shore
than normal, like during storms.
Tide pools can have seaweed,
sea anemones, starfish, crabs,
and other types of plants and
animals in them.

Californias beaches are the

perfect representation of the
hydrosphere. The natural water on
earth is what creates the
hydrosphere. I chose Point Dune
Beach in Malibu because it is a
very scenic view, and the beaches
there are serene and natural
looking, and a lot cleaner than
beaches like Venice and Santa
Monica. One process that occurs
in the hydrosphere is waves.
Waves are created in the ocean by
wind. Different wind speeds and
pressures create both the height
and direction in which waves are
formed. The creation of waves
can easily be demonstrated by
blowing into a bowl of water.
Geography 1 Online
September 19, 2015
Field Trip Guide Assignment

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From the San

Gabriel
Mountains to
Malibu
My field trip takes you from
inland at the San Gabriel
Mountains, through Runyon
Canyons ridges, all the way to
the tide pools at El Matador
State Beach, concluding at Point
Dune in Malibu. These four
spots highlight Los Angeles
scenic ocean views and
beautiful mountains, making the
perfect landscape for a
staycation.

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For my atmosphere stop, we start at the
San Gabriel Mountains to view the clouds.
I started it in between Mount San Antonio
& Mount Baldy, two notable mountains in
the San Gabriel Mountain range. A process
that occurs in the atmosphere at this stop is
cloud formation. One type of cloud that is
visible in the below photo are cumulus
clouds, known for their fluffy cotton ball
appearance. Cumulus clouds are formed by
warm air rising, which causes the
temperature to drop, and heighten
humidity. Then, the water vapor condenses
to form the cumulus cloud.

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To experience the lithosphere, we head to

Runyon Canyon, a popular scenic view of LA
featuring a hike. We can experience the
lithosphere by seeing the rocky surface on the
ridges of the hike. The process in which ridges
and mountains are formed, like the ones on the
Runyon Canyon hike, is from tectonic plates on
the surface of the earth smashing together.
Additionally, canyons can be formed from
rivers eroding a path through mountains,
creating an empty space.

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