Key Features:
A new feature called 'from the fieldnotes', a collection of personal photographs and writings taken from the travels of H.J de Blij
- New locator maps accompany a diversity of photographs, pinpointing the global position of the pictured landform or landscape, a integrated visual approach to support the theory
- Key terms and review questions are listed at the end of each unit, facilitating undergraduate student learning
- Greater emphasis is placed on giving undergraduates a taste of real world applications, effectively linking the natural world and human affairs
- An entirely new design and an updated photo and map program add to both the visual appeal and accessibility of the material
Description:
This is an introductory physical geography text designed for 1st or 2nd year undergraduate students of Geography, Geology and Environmental Sciences. A four-colour text with a massive visual program that includes nearly 300 colour photographs, 300 line drawings and numerous maps and tables.
PREVIOUS EDITION: ISBN: 0471039179 (Wiley and Sons)
Contents:
Preface; PART 1. A Global Perspective; Unit 1. Geography; Physical Geography; A Century of Physical Geography; Systems and Models in Physical Geography; Geographic Magnitude; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Sliding Scale; Unit 2. The Planet Earth; Spheres of the Earth System; Hemispheres; Continents and Oceans; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Human Population and Natural Processes; Unit 3. Mapping the Earth's Surface; The Spherical Earth; Map Projections; Map Interpretation; Evolving Cartographic Technology; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Remote Sensing of the Environment; Unit 4. The Earth in the Universe; The Universe; The Solar System; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Collision!; Unit 5. Earth-Sun Relationships; Earth's Planetary Motions; Seasonality; Insolation and Its Variation; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Measuring Time on Our Rotating Earth; PART 2. ATMOSPHERE AND HYDROSPHERE; Unit 6. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere; Contents of the Atmosphere; The Layered Structure of the Atmosphere; Research Frontiers; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Ozone Holes in the Stratosphere; Unit 7. Radiation and the Heat Balance of the Atmosphere; The Radiation Balance; The Heat Balance; Global Distribution of Heat Flows; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming; Unit 8. Atmospheric and Surface Temperature; What is Temperature?; The Vertical Distribution of Temperature; The Horizontal Distribution of Temperature; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Urban Dust Domes and Heating Patterns; Unit 9. Air Pressure and Winds; Atmospheric Pressure; Air Movement in the Atmosphere; Large-and Smaller-Scale Wind Systems; Local Wind Systems; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Air Pressure and Wind in Our Daily Lives; Unit 10. Circulation Patterns of the Atmosphere; A Model of the Surface Circulation; The Actual Surface Circulation Pattern; Secondary Surface Circulation: Monsoonal Windflows; Circulation of the Upper Atmosphere; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Sailor's Legacy-Naming the Winds; Unit 11. Hydrosphere: Circulation of the World Ocean; Surface Currents; Generation of Ocean Currents; Flow Behavior of Ocean Currents; Deep-Sea Currents; The Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System; El Nino-Southern Oscillation; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The North Atlantic Oscillation; Unit 12. Atmospheric Moisture and the Water Balance; Physical Properties of Water; Measuring Water Vapor; The Hydrologic Cycle; Evaporation; Condensation and Clouds; Precipitation; The Surface Water Balance; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Water Usage in the United States; Unit 13. Precipitation, Air Masses, and Fronts; Precipitation-Producing Processes; Convergent-Lifting Precipitation; Convectional Precipitation; Orographic Precipitation; Frontal (Cyclonic) Precipitation; Air Masses in the Atmosphere; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Tornadoes and Their Consequences; Unit 14. Weather Systems; Low-Latitude Weather Systems; Weather Systems of the Middle and Higher Latitudes; Energy and Moisture Within Weather Systems; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Honduras After Hurricane Mitch; Unit 15. Weather Tracking and Forecasting; Weather Data Acquisition; Mapping Weather Data; Weather Forecasting; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Climate in Daily Human Terms; Unit 16. Climate Classification and Regionalization; Classifying Climates; The Koppen Climate Classification System; The Regional Distribution of Climate Types; Boundaries of Climate Regions; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Deforestation of the Tropics; Unit 17. Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates; The Major Tropical (A) Climates; The Major Arid (B) Climates; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Desertification; Unit 18. Humid Mesothermal (C) Climates; The Perpetually Moist (Cf) Climates; The Dry-Summer (Cs) Climates; The Dry-Winter (Cw) Climates; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Drought of '88; Unit 19. Higher Latitude (D, E) and High-Altitude (H) Climates; The Major Humid Microthermal (D) Climates; The Polar (E) Climates; High-Altitude (H) Climates; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Acid Precipitation; Unit 20. Dynamics of Climate Change; Evidence of Climate Change; The Climatic History of the Earth; Mechanisms of Climate Change; The Climatic Future; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Weather Extremes and Teleconnections; Unit 21. Human-Climate Interactions and Impacts; The Heat Balance of the Human Body; Shelter, Houses, and Climate; Urban Microclimates; Air Pollution; Human Activities and the Global Climate Machine; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Weather Modification in an Industrial Region; PART 3. THE BIOSPHERE; Unit 22. Climate, Soil, Plants, and Animals; Natural Geography; Conservation and the Biosphere; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Biodiversity Under Siege; Unit 23. Formation of Soils; The Formation of Soil; Processes in the Soil; Soil Profiles; Soil Regimes; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Exchange of Ions; Unit 24. Physical Properties of Soil
Competition:
Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, 5th edition, by Christopherson, Published 2002, £42.00. Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, 7th edition, by McKnight and Hess, Published 2002, £33.99. Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Introducing Physical Geography, 3rd edition, by Strahler, Published 2002, £28.95. Publisher: Wiley.
A new feature called 'from the fieldnotes', a collection of personal photographs and writings taken from the travels of H.J de Blij
- New locator maps accompany a diversity of photographs, pinpointing the global position of the pictured landform or landscape, a integrated visual approach to support the theory
- Key terms and review questions are listed at the end of each unit, facilitating undergraduate student learning
- Greater emphasis is placed on giving undergraduates a taste of real world applications, effectively linking the natural world and human affairs
- An entirely new design and an updated photo and map program add to both the visual appeal and accessibility of the material
Description:
This is an introductory physical geography text designed for 1st or 2nd year undergraduate students of Geography, Geology and Environmental Sciences. A four-colour text with a massive visual program that includes nearly 300 colour photographs, 300 line drawings and numerous maps and tables.
PREVIOUS EDITION: ISBN: 0471039179 (Wiley and Sons)
Contents:
Preface; PART 1. A Global Perspective; Unit 1. Geography; Physical Geography; A Century of Physical Geography; Systems and Models in Physical Geography; Geographic Magnitude; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Sliding Scale; Unit 2. The Planet Earth; Spheres of the Earth System; Hemispheres; Continents and Oceans; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Human Population and Natural Processes; Unit 3. Mapping the Earth's Surface; The Spherical Earth; Map Projections; Map Interpretation; Evolving Cartographic Technology; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Remote Sensing of the Environment; Unit 4. The Earth in the Universe; The Universe; The Solar System; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Collision!; Unit 5. Earth-Sun Relationships; Earth's Planetary Motions; Seasonality; Insolation and Its Variation; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Measuring Time on Our Rotating Earth; PART 2. ATMOSPHERE AND HYDROSPHERE; Unit 6. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere; Contents of the Atmosphere; The Layered Structure of the Atmosphere; Research Frontiers; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Ozone Holes in the Stratosphere; Unit 7. Radiation and the Heat Balance of the Atmosphere; The Radiation Balance; The Heat Balance; Global Distribution of Heat Flows; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming; Unit 8. Atmospheric and Surface Temperature; What is Temperature?; The Vertical Distribution of Temperature; The Horizontal Distribution of Temperature; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Urban Dust Domes and Heating Patterns; Unit 9. Air Pressure and Winds; Atmospheric Pressure; Air Movement in the Atmosphere; Large-and Smaller-Scale Wind Systems; Local Wind Systems; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Air Pressure and Wind in Our Daily Lives; Unit 10. Circulation Patterns of the Atmosphere; A Model of the Surface Circulation; The Actual Surface Circulation Pattern; Secondary Surface Circulation: Monsoonal Windflows; Circulation of the Upper Atmosphere; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Sailor's Legacy-Naming the Winds; Unit 11. Hydrosphere: Circulation of the World Ocean; Surface Currents; Generation of Ocean Currents; Flow Behavior of Ocean Currents; Deep-Sea Currents; The Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System; El Nino-Southern Oscillation; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The North Atlantic Oscillation; Unit 12. Atmospheric Moisture and the Water Balance; Physical Properties of Water; Measuring Water Vapor; The Hydrologic Cycle; Evaporation; Condensation and Clouds; Precipitation; The Surface Water Balance; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Water Usage in the United States; Unit 13. Precipitation, Air Masses, and Fronts; Precipitation-Producing Processes; Convergent-Lifting Precipitation; Convectional Precipitation; Orographic Precipitation; Frontal (Cyclonic) Precipitation; Air Masses in the Atmosphere; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Tornadoes and Their Consequences; Unit 14. Weather Systems; Low-Latitude Weather Systems; Weather Systems of the Middle and Higher Latitudes; Energy and Moisture Within Weather Systems; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Honduras After Hurricane Mitch; Unit 15. Weather Tracking and Forecasting; Weather Data Acquisition; Mapping Weather Data; Weather Forecasting; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Climate in Daily Human Terms; Unit 16. Climate Classification and Regionalization; Classifying Climates; The Koppen Climate Classification System; The Regional Distribution of Climate Types; Boundaries of Climate Regions; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Deforestation of the Tropics; Unit 17. Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates; The Major Tropical (A) Climates; The Major Arid (B) Climates; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Desertification; Unit 18. Humid Mesothermal (C) Climates; The Perpetually Moist (Cf) Climates; The Dry-Summer (Cs) Climates; The Dry-Winter (Cw) Climates; Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Drought of '88; Unit 19. Higher Latitude (D, E) and High-Altitude (H) Climates; The Major Humid Microthermal (D) Climates; The Polar (E) Climates; High-Altitude (H) Climates; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Acid Precipitation; Unit 20. Dynamics of Climate Change; Evidence of Climate Change; The Climatic History of the Earth; Mechanisms of Climate Change; The Climatic Future; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Weather Extremes and Teleconnections; Unit 21. Human-Climate Interactions and Impacts; The Heat Balance of the Human Body; Shelter, Houses, and Climate; Urban Microclimates; Air Pollution; Human Activities and the Global Climate Machine; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Weather Modification in an Industrial Region; PART 3. THE BIOSPHERE; Unit 22. Climate, Soil, Plants, and Animals; Natural Geography; Conservation and the Biosphere; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Biodiversity Under Siege; Unit 23. Formation of Soils; The Formation of Soil; Processes in the Soil; Soil Profiles; Soil Regimes; Perspectives on the Human Environment: Exchange of Ions; Unit 24. Physical Properties of Soil
Competition:
Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, 5th edition, by Christopherson, Published 2002, £42.00. Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, 7th edition, by McKnight and Hess, Published 2002, £33.99. Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Introducing Physical Geography, 3rd edition, by Strahler, Published 2002, £28.95. Publisher: Wiley.