Physical Geography

Name: Physical Geography
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ISBN: 9780471679509

ISBN-10: 047167950X

ISBN-13: 9780471679509

Edition: 4th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Alan H. Strahler, Arthur Strahler

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Beautifully written and thoroughly revised by one of the foremost geographers in the field, Introducing Physical Geography, Fourth Edition, builds upon the decades of success of Strahler geography texts while incorporating coverage of the new developments in the discipline. Includes all new multimedia and pedagogy to bring physical geography to a new audience. The new fourth edition of Introducing Physical Geography, focuses on both content and pedagogy. The text also includes current examples of environmental phenomena, such as Hurricane Isabel and the recent earthquakes in Turkey. The readability of the text has been enhanced with new placements of boxed features and supplementary…

Book details

List price: $179.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/18/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 752
Size: 8.62" wide x 10.96" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.388
Language: English



Our Place in the Sun


The Earth's Global Energy Balance


Air Temperature


Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation


Winds and Global Circulation


Weather Systems


Global Climates


Global Vegetation


Global Soils


Earth Materials


The Lithosphere and Plate Tectonics


Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms


Weathering and Mass Wasting


Fresh Water of the Continents


Landforms Made by Running Water


Landforms and Rock Structure


Landforms Made by Waves and Wind


Glacial Landforms and the Ice Age


Epilogue: News from the Future


Appendices


Glossary


Index


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