McKnight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation

by Hess, Darrel; Tasa, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780132239011
• ISBN10: 0132239019
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Carrying forthTom L. McKnight's well-known thematic focus 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 readers.Updates and expands coverage of global environmental change, including a new section on measuring and understanding climate change. Expands section on human alteration of the atmosphere, including ozone depletion and air pollution. Expands sections on tsunamis and human modification of shorelines.A useful reference for anyone interested in physical geography.

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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