Physical Geography : A Landscape Appreciation
by McKnight, Tom L.; Hess, DarrelEdition: 8th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-01-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary
For introductory Physical Geography courses. The only text to focus thematically on landscape appreciation, this best-seller fosters a solid understanding of Earth and its physical geography. Its clear, user-friendly writing style, superior art program, and abundant pedagogy appeal to a wide variety of students. This edition includes the newly revised and expanded Student Animations CD that helps students understand difficult physical processes.
Table of Contents
| Introduction to Earth | |
| Portraying Earth | |
| Introduction to the Atmosphere | |
| Insolation and Temperature | |
| Atmospheric Pressure and Wind | |
| Atmospheric Moisture | |
| Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances | |
| Climatic Zones and Types | |
| The Hydrosphere | |
| Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere | |
| Terrestrial Flora and Fauna | |
| Soils | |
| Introduction to Landform Study | |
| The Internal Processes | |
| Weathering and Mass Wasting | |
| The Fluvial Processes | |
| Solution Processes and Karst Topography | |
| The Topography of Arid Lands | |
| Glacial Modification of Terrain | |
| Coastal Processes and Terrain | |
| The International System of Units (SI) | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps | |
| Meteorological Tables | |
| The Weather Station Model | |
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