Introducing physical geography

Introducing physical geography

by Strahler, Alan H.

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Builds on the decades of success of other Strahler geography texts while incorporating coverage of new developments in the discipline as well as exciting new multimedia and pedagogy to bring physical geography to a new audience.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Introducing physical geography.

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Builds on the decades of success of other Strahler geography texts while incorporating coverage of new developments in the discipline as well as exciting new multimedia and pedagogy to bring physical geography to a new audience.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2011.
  • Edition:5th ed

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Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xx, 632 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780470134863, 0470134860, 9780470418116, 0470418117
  • oclc:ocn458731373
  • LC Classification:GB54.5
  • Dewey Decimal:910.02

Table of Contents

Introduction Physical geography and the tools geographers use -- 1. The earth as a rotating planet -- 2. The earth's global energy balance -- 3. Air temperature -- 4. Atmospheric moisture and precipitation -- 5. Winds and global circulation -- 6. Weather systems -- 7. Global climates -- 8. Biogeographic processes -- 9. Global biogeography -- 10. Global soils -- 11. Earth materials and plate tectonics -- 12. Volcanic and tectonic landforms -- 13. Weathering and mass wasting -- 14. Fresh water of the continents -- 15. Landforms made by running water -- 16. Landforms made by waves and wind -- 17. Glacial landforms and the ice age.

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Subjects

Géographie physique physical geography Physische Geografie Physische Geographie

Writers

Strahler, Alan H.

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