Physical geography : a landscape appreciation

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Physical geography : a landscape appreciation

Tom L. McKnight

Prentice Hall, c1999

6th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Focusing on landscape appreciation, this work offers an understanding of Earth and its physical geography.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Earth. 2. Portraying Earth. 3. Introduction to the Atmosphere. 4. Insolation and Temperature. 5. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind. 6. Atmospheric Moisture. 7. Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances. 8. Climatic Zones and Types. 9. The Hydrosphere. 10. Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere. 11. Terrestrial Flora and Fauna. 12. Soils. 13. Introduction to Landform Study. 14. The Internal Processes. 15. Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting. 16. The Fluvial Processes. 17. Solution Processes and Karst Topography. 18. The Topography of Arid Lands. 19. Glacial Modification of Terrain. 20. Coastal Processes and Terrain. Appendix I: Families of Map Projections. Appendix II: Topographic Map Symbols. Appendix III. The Weather Station Model. Appendix IV. Meteorological Tables. Appendix V. The International System of Units (SI). Appendix VI. The Soil Taxonomy. Glossary. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA44656262
  • ISBN
    • 0139504451
  • LCCN
    98016286
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Upper Saddle River, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 604 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
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