Discovering Physical Geography
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Discovering Physical Geography

  1. 552 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Discovering Physical Geography

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With Wiley's Enhanced E-Text, you get all the benefits of a downloadable, reflowable eBook with added resources to make your study time more effective, including: • Visual Concept Checks
• Imbedded Glossary with clickable references & key words
• Show & Hide Solutions with automatic feedback Arbogast's Discovering Physical Geography, 4th Edition provides interactive questions that help readers comprehend important Earth processes. The Fourth Edition continues to place great emphasis on how relevant physical geography is to each reader's life. With an enhanced focus on the interconnections between humans and their environment, this text includes increased coverage of population growth and its impact on the environment. Updated case studies are included, as well as new sections dealing with human interactions with solar energy, wind power, soils, and petroleum. This text is welcoming, taking readers on a tour of "discovery", and delivers content that is sound and based on the most current scientific research.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781119330059
eBook ISBN
9781119344513
Edition
4
Subtopic
Geography

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. About the Author
  5. Preface
  6. A Guide to the Features
  7. Contents
  8. 1 Introduction to Physical Geography
  9. 2 The Geographer’s Tools
  10. 3 Earth–Sun Geometry and the Seasons
  11. 4 The Global Energy System
  12. 5 Global Temperature Patterns
  13. 6 Atmospheric Pressure, Wind, and Global Circulation
  14. 7 Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation
  15. 8 Air Masses and Cyclonic Weather Systems
  16. 9 Global Climates and Global Climate Change
  17. 10 Plant Geography
  18. 11 The Global Distribution and Character of Soils
  19. 12 Earth’s Internal Structure, Rock Cycle, and Geologic Time
  20. 13 Tectonic Processes and Landforms
  21. 14 Weathering and Mass Movement
  22. 15 Groundwater and Karst Landscapes
  23. 16 Fluvial Systems and Landforms
  24. 17 Glacial Geomorphology: Processes and Landforms
  25. 18 Arid Landscapes and Eolian Processes
  26. 19 Coastal Processes and Landforms
  27. 20 Relevance of Physical Geography to Environmental Issues
  28. Glossary
  29. Index
  30. EULA