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Physical geography : a landscape appreciation / Tom L. McKnight.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J : Prentice Hall, 1996.Edition: 5th edISBN:
  • 0134402154
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910/.02 20
LOC classification:
  • GB54.5 .M39 1996
Contents:
1. Introduction to Earth -- 2. Portraying Earth -- 3. Introduction to the Atmosphere -- 4. Insolation and Temperature -- 5. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind -- 6. Atmospheric Moisture -- 7. Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances -- 8. Climatic Zones and Types -- 9. The Hydrosphere -- 10. Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere -- 11. Terrestrial Flora and Fauna -- 12. Soils -- 13. Introduction to Landform Study -- 14. The Internal Processes -- 15. Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting -- 16. The Fluvial Processes -- 17. The Topography of Arid Lands -- 18. Coastal Processes and Terrain -- 19. Solution Processes and Karst Topography -- 20. Glacial Modification of Terrain.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Earth -- 2. Portraying Earth -- 3. Introduction to the Atmosphere -- 4. Insolation and Temperature -- 5. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind -- 6. Atmospheric Moisture -- 7. Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances -- 8. Climatic Zones and Types -- 9. The Hydrosphere -- 10. Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere -- 11. Terrestrial Flora and Fauna -- 12. Soils -- 13. Introduction to Landform Study -- 14. The Internal Processes -- 15. Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting -- 16. The Fluvial Processes -- 17. The Topography of Arid Lands -- 18. Coastal Processes and Terrain -- 19. Solution Processes and Karst Topography -- 20. Glacial Modification of Terrain.