Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography

✍ Scribed by Robert W. Christopherson&Ginger H. Birkeland

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 693
• Edition: 9th revised edition
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 1. Essentials of Geography PART I The Energy-Atmosphere System 2. Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons 3. Earth's Modern Atmosphere 4. Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances 5. Global Temperatures 6. Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations PART II The Water, Weather, and Climate Systems 7. Water and Atmospheric Moisture 8. Weather 9. Water Resources 10. Global Climate Systems 11. Global Climate Change PART III The Earth-Atmosphere Interface 12. The Dynamic Planet 13. Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism 14. Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement 15. River Systems 16. Oceans, Coastal Systems, and Wind Processes 17. Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes PART IV Soils, Ecosystems, and Biomes 18. The Geography of Soil 19. Ecosystem Essentials 20. Terrestrial Biomes Appendix A Maps in this Text and Topographic Maps Appendix B The Koppen Climate Classification System Appendix C Common Conversions