Introducing physical geography /

Strahler, Alan

Introducing physical geography / Alan Strahler [and] Arthur Strahler - Third Edition - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005 - xxiii, 684 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Prologue Introducing physical geography -- Chapter 1. The earth as a rotating planet -- Chapter 2. The earth's global energy balance -- Chapter 3. Air temperature -- Chapter 4. Atmospheric moisture and precipitation -- Chapter 5. Winds and the global circulation -- Chapter 6. Weather systems -- Chapter 7. Global climates -- Chapter 8. Biogeographic processes -- Chapter 9. Global biogeography -- Chapter 10. Global soils -- Chapter 11. Earth materials -- Chapter 12. The lithosphere and plate tectonics -- Chapter 13. Volcanic and tectonic landforms -- Chapter 14. Weathering and mass wasting -- Chapter 15. Fresh water of the continents -- Chapter 16. Landforms made by running water -- Chapter 17. Landforms and rock structure -- Chapter 18. Landforms made by waves and wind -- Chapter 19. Glacial landforms and the ice age -- Epilogue News from the future -- Appendix 1. The Canadian system of soil classification -- Appendix 2. Climate definitions and boundaries -- Appendix 3. Conversion factors -- Appendix 4. Topographic map symbols -- Glossary -- Photo --Credits -- Index.

"Beautifully written and thoroughly revised by one of the foremost geographers in the field, Introducing Physical Geography, Third Edition Media Version builds upon the decades of success of other Strahler geography texts while incorporating coverage of the new developments in the discipline as well as exciting new multimedia and course management tools to bring physical geography to a new audience."

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

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