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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153096203321

Autore

Hess Darrel

Titolo

McKnight's physical geography : a landscape appreciation / / Darrel Hess, Dennis G. Tasa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-292-03416-5

Edizione

[Eleventh, Pearson new international edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (675 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Always learning

Disciplina

910.02

Soggetti

Physical geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Table of 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. Atmospheric Disturbances -- 8. Climate and Climate Change -- 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. Fluvial Processes -- 17. Karst and Hydrothermal Processes -- 18. Glacial Modification of Terrain -- 19. The Topography of Arid Lands -- Appendix: The International System of Units (SI) -- Appendix: Meteorological Tables -- Appendix: The Weather Station Model -- Appendix: Köppen Climate Classification -- Appendix: Biological Taxonomy -- Appendix: The Soil Taxonomy -- World - Physical -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Were you looking for the book with access to MasteringGeography? This product is the book alone and does NOT come with access to MasteringGeography. Buy the book and access card package to save money on this resource.     Continuing Tom L. McKnight's well-known thematic focus on landscape appreciation, Darrel Hess offers a broad survey of all of the physical processes and spatial patterns that create Earth's physical landscape. McKnight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation provides a clear writing style, superior art



program, and abundant pedagogy to appeal to a wide variety of students. This new edition offers a truly meaningful integration of visualization, technology, the latest applied science, and new pedagogy, providing essential tools and opportunities to teach and engage students in these processes and patterns.   &nbsp.