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Fundamentals of Physical Geography
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography
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- Preface
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Author Biographies
- Ch 1: Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems
- Ch 2: Representations of Earth
- Ch 3: Solar Energy and Atmospheric Heating
- Ch 4: Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation
- Ch 5: Humidity, Condensation, and Precipitation
- Ch 6: Air Masses and Weather Systems
- Ch 7: Climate Classification: Tropical, Arid and Mesothermal Climate Regions
- Ch 8: Microthermal, Polar, and Highland Climate Regions: Climate Change
- Ch 9: Biogeography and Soils
- Ch 10: Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics
- Ch 11: Tectonic and Volcanic Processes and Landforms
- Ch 12: Weathering and Mass Wasting
- Ch 13: Water Resources and Karst Landforms
- Ch 14: Fluvial Processes and Landforms
- Ch 15: Arid Region Landforms and Eolian Processes
- Ch 16: Glacial Systems and Landforms
- Ch 17: Coastal Processes and Landforms
- Appendix A: SI Units
- Appendix B: Topographic Maps
- Appendix C: The Köppen Climate Classification System
- Appendix D: The 12 Soil Orders of the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Appendix E: Understanding and Recognizing Some Common Rocks
- Glossary
- Index
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