Modern Physical Geography

Name: Modern Physical Geography
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ISBN: 9780471556947

ISBN-10: 0471556947

ISBN-13: 9780471556947

Edition: 4th (Teachers Edition, Instructors Manual, etc.)

Authors: Alan H. Strahler

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This Fourth Edition of a well-established text on physical geography provides rigorous coverage of the topic at the undergraduate level. It includes a full-color art program and increased attention to environmental issues.

Book details

List price: $63.95
Edition: 4th
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/4/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 720
Weight: 3.982
Language: English



Our Rotating Planet


The Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans


The Earth's Radiation Balance


Heat and Cold at Earth's Surface


Winds and Global Circulation


Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation


Air Masses and Cyclonic Storms


Global Climate Systems


The Soil-Water Balance and Climate


Low-Latitude Climates


Midlatitude and High-Latitude Climates


Materials of Earth's Crust


The Lithosphere and Plate Tectonics


Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms


Landforms of Weathering and Mass Wasting


Runoff, Streams, and Ground Water


Landforms Made by Running Water


Denudation and Climate


Landforms and Rock Structure


Landforms Made by Waves and Currents


Landforms Made by Wind


Glacial Landforms and the Ice Age


The Soil Layer


World Soils


Energy Flows and Material Cycles in the Biosphere


Concepts of Biogeography


World Patterns of Natural Vegetation


Epilogue


Appendices


References


Glossary


Index