Introducing Physical GeographyBeautifully 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 material. |
Contents
Prologue | 3 |
Introducing Geography | 6 |
Understanding Physical Geography | 14 |
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A. N. Strahler air masses air temperature annual arctic areas atmosphere carbon Chapter clouds coast coastal cold continental continents cool cycle cyclones desert Earth Earth's surface ecosystems environment equator equatorial equinox erosion example Figure flow forest GEODISCOVERIES geographic glacial glaciers Global Change greenhouse effect ground water heat horizon human activity Ice Age ice sheets igneous rock increase insolation lakes landforms landscape latitude layer lithosphere longwave radiation mass wasting meridian midlatitude mineral moist Mollisols mountain move North occur ocean ozone pattern permafrost photosynthesis physical geography plants plate plate tectonics polar pole poleward precipitation pressure processes rainfall rainforest range regions regolith Remote Sensing rise river rock scale season sediment shortwave shows slopes soil solstice species specific humidity stream subtropical summer tectonic tion Tropic of Cancer tropical tropical cyclones types valley vegetation volcanoes warm water vapor wave weather wind winter zone