Elemental Geosystems

Name: Elemental Geosystems
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ISBN: 9780131497023

ISBN-10: 0131497022

ISBN-13: 9780131497023

Edition: 5th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Robert W. Christopherson

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This book gives readers anaccessible, systematic, non-mathematical, and visually appealing start in physical geography. It features a distinctive, holistic integration of human-Earth relationships, an applied flavor, scientific correctness, and superior graphics (remote sensing images) and cartography. A holistic, process approach is used to describe and discuss each physical system. Highlights more than 200 URLs, and features an accompanying CD-ROM with more than 30 animations of key concepts in physical geography.Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere. Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures. Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations. Atmospheric Water and Weather. Global Climate…

Book details

List price: $112.40
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/2/2006
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 640
Size: 8.00" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English




Foundations of Geography


The Energy-Atmosphere System



Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere



Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures



Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations


Water, Weather, and Climate Systems



Atmospheric Water and Weather



Global Climate Systems



Water Resources


Earth's Changing Landscape Systems



The Dynamic Planet



Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes



Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement



River Systems and Landforms



Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes



The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Landforms



Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes


Biogeography Systems



The Geography of Soils



Ecosystems and Biomes



Earth and the Human Denominator


Appendices



Maps in this Text and Topographic Maps



The Canadian System of Soil Classification (CSSC)



The Kouml;ppen Climate Classification System



Common Conversions