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For introductory physical geography courses.
Explore Earth’s Dynamic, Changing Systems
Among the most highly regarded textbooks in physical geography, Robert Christopherson’s best-selling Elemental Geosystems is known for currency, accuracy, rich integration of climate change science, and a dynamic multimedia program. Organized around the natural flow of energy, materials, and information, subjects are presented in the same sequence in which they occur in nature — an organic, holistic approach that is unique in this discipline. The Eighth Edition includes a unique new standalone chapter on Climate Change that presents the history and evidence of natural and human-caused climate change. The Eighth Edition also features new MasteringGeography activities, streamlines and focuses essential content, and incorporates more visual media, active learning, and visual tools to help student engagement and mastery.
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0321984447 / 9780321984449 Elemental Geosystems Plus MasteringGeography with eText -- Access Card Package, 8/e--
This package contains:
1. Essentials of Geography
PART I: The Energy-Atmosphere System
2. Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere
3. Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures
4. Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations
PART II: Water, Weather, and Climate Systems
5. Atmospheric Water and Weather
6. Water Resources
7. Global Climate Systems
8. Climate Change
PART III: The Earth–Atmosphere Interface
9. The Dynamic Planet
10. Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
11. Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement
12. River Systems and Landforms
13. The Oceans, Coastal Systems, and Wind Processes
14. Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes
PART IV: Soils, Ecosystems, and Biomes
15. The Geography of Soils
16. Ecosystem Essentials
17. Terrestrial Biomes
Appendix A Maps in this Text and Topographic Maps
Appendix B The Köppen Climate Classification System
Appendix C Common Conversions
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