Physical Geography : A Landscape Appreciation (virtual Fieldtrip Edition)

by McKnight, Tom L.

• ISBN13: 9780130202635
• ISBN10: 0130202630
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

The only text to focus thematically on landscape appreciation, this best-selling text fosters a solid understanding of Earth and its physical geography. The text's clear, user-friendly writing style, superior art program, and abundant pedagogy appeal to a wide variety of students.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Introduction to Earth	1	(29)
Portraying Earth	30	(26)
Introduction to the Atmosphere	56	(16)
Insolation and Temperature	72	(30)
Atmospheric Pressure and Wind	102	(32)
Atmospheric Moisture	134	(32)
Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances	166	(32)
Climatic Zones and Types	198	(44)
The Hydrosphere	242	(26)
Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere	268	(20)
Terrestrial Flora and Fauna	288	(38)
Soils	326	(34)
Introduction to Landform Study	360	(24)
The Internal Processes	384	(38)
Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting	422	(18)
The Fluvial Processes	440	(30)
Solution Processes and Karst Topography	470	(14)
The Topography of Arid Lands	484	(28)
Glacial Modification of Terrain	512	(30)
Coastal Processes and Terrain	542	(20)
Appendix I Families of Map Projections	562	(2)
Appendix II Topographic Map Symbols	564	(2)
Appendix III The Weather Station Model	566	(6)
Appendix IV Meteorological Tables	572	(3)
Appendix V The International System Of Units (SI)	575	(2)
Appendix VI The Soil Taxonomy	577	(4)
Glossary	581	(15)
Index	596