Elemental geosystems / Robert W. Christopherson.
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TextPublisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, [1998]Copyright date: ©1998Edition: second editionDescription: xvii, 534, 39 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0137435355
- 910.02 21 C.R.E
- GB54.5 .C47 1998
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Summary: Elemental Geosystems offers a briefer treatment of the elements of physical geography than its parent text, Geosystems 3/E. The book maintains Geosystems popular systems organization which organizes topics in a logical order consistent with the flow of energy and matter in nature.
1. Foundations of Geography. I. THE ENERGY-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM. 2. Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere. 3. Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures. 4. Atmosphere and Oceanic Circulations. II. WATER, WEATHER, AND CLIMATE. 5. Atmospheric Water and Weather. 6. Water Resources. 7. Earths Climates. III. EARTHS CHANGING LANDSCAPES. 8. The Dynamic Planet. 9. Earthquakes and Volcanoes. 10. Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement. 11. Rivers and Related Landforms. 12. Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes. 13. Coastal Processes and Landforms. 14. Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes. IV. BIOGEOGRAPHY. 15. The Geography of Soils. 16. Ecosystems and Biomes. 17. Earth, Humans, and the New Millennium. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Foundations of Geography. I. THE ENERGY-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM. 2. Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere. 3. Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures. 4. Atmosphere and Oceanic Circulations. II. WATER, WEATHER, AND CLIMATE. 5. Atmospheric Water and Weather. 6. Water Resources. 7. Earths Climates. III. EARTHS CHANGING LANDSCAPES. 8. The Dynamic Planet. 9. Earthquakes and Volcanoes. 10. Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement. 11. Rivers and Related Landforms. 12. Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes. 13. Coastal Processes and Landforms. 14. Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes. IV. BIOGEOGRAPHY. 15. The Geography of Soils. 16. Ecosystems and Biomes. 17. Earth, Humans, and the New Millennium. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
Elemental Geosystems offers a briefer treatment of the elements of physical geography than its parent text, Geosystems 3/E. The book maintains Geosystems popular systems organization which organizes topics in a logical order consistent with the flow of energy and matter in nature.
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