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

• Autore: Hess Darrel
• Pubblicazione: Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: Eleventh, Pearson new international edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (675 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 910.02
• Soggetto topico: Physical geography
• Persona (resp. second.): TasaDennis
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: McKnight's physical geography
• ISBN: 1-292-03416-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153096203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Always learning.