Physical Geography of Africa

Name: Physical Geography of Africa
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ISBN: 9780198288756

ISBN-10: 0198288751

ISBN-13: 9780198288756

Edition: 1996

Authors: W. M. Adams, A. S. Goudie, A. R. Orme

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This is an advanced, full length, physical geography of Africa, written by a distinguished international team of scholars. The first group of chapters identify pan-African patterns in the physical environment and those physical attributes that are distinctive to Africa. In the second group of chapters topics such as geomorphology, biogeography, environmental change and hydrology are considered within the context of the major biomes. The final chapters explore topical issues such as soil erosion, desertification, biodiversification and depletion, and conservation and development.

Book details

List price: $93.50
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/22/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 452
Size: 7.88" wide x 10.00" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 2.860
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Plates


List of Contributors


A. T. Grove




Tectonics, Geology, and Long-Term Landscape Development




The African Rift System




Climate: Past and Present




Environmental Change Within the Historical Period




Climate Change Within the Period of Meteorological Records




Hydrology and Rivers




Lakes




Soils




The Geomorphology of the Seasonal Tropics




Biogeography




Forest Environments




Savanna Environments




Desert Environments




Coastal Environments




Wetlands




Mountains




Mediterranean Environments




Soil Erosion




Desertification




Biodiversity and Biodepletion




Conservation and Development



Index