Introducing Physical Geography, Media Version, 3rd Edition

by Alan H. Strahler (Boston Univ.); Arthur Strahler (Columbia Univ.)

• ISBN13: 9780471669692
• ISBN10: 0471669695
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Beautifully written and thoroughly revised by one of the foremost geographers in the field, Introducing Physical Geography, Fourth Edition, builds upon the decades of success of Strahler geography texts while incorporating coverage of the new developments in the discipline. Includes all new multimedia and pedagogy to bring physical geography to a new audience. The new fourth edition of Introducing Physical Geography, focuses on both content and pedagogy. The text also includes current examples of environmental phenomena, such as Hurricane Isabel and the recent earthquakes in Turkey. The readability of the text has been enhanced with new placements of boxed features and supplementary material.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Introducing Physical Geography

1.     The Earth as a Rotating Planet

2.     The Earth’s Global Energy Balance

3.     Air Temperature

4.     Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

5.     Winds and Global Circulation

6.     Weather Systems

7.     Global Climates

8.     Biogeographic Processes

9.     Global Biogeography

10.   Global Soils

11.   Earth Materials

12.   The Lithosphere and Plate Tectonics

13.   Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms

14.   Weathering and Mass Wasting

15.   Fresh Water of the Continents

16.   Landforms Made by Running Water

17.   Landforms and Rock Structure

18.   Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

19.   Glacial Landforms and the Ice Age

Epilogue: News from the Future

Appendix:  The Canadian System of Soil Classification

Glossary

Index

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