{"product_id":"introducing-physical-geography-paperback-softback-9781118396209","title":"Introducing Physical Geography (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118396209","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroducing Physical Geography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan H. Strahler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118396209, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e672 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.7 x 23.6 x 2.8 cm, 1.497 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Physical Geography, 6th Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is known for its clear writing, distinctive photos and illustrations and a strong supplements program. The text continues its tradition as a great book to help non-science readers visualize and understand earth processes and learn the basic language of physical geography. The new edition features a strengthened \"Eye on Global Change\" coverage and coverage of the geographers tool box.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction Physical Geography and the Tools Geographers Use 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Geography 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpheres, Systems, and Cycles 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography, Environment, and Global Change 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools in Physical Geography 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps and Cartography 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Positioning System 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Systems 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemote Sensing for Physical Geography 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarth Visualization Tools 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Earth as a Rotating Planet 36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shape of the Earth 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earth’s Rotation 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geographic Grid 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap Projections 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Time 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earth’s Revolution Around the Sun 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The Earth’s Global Energy Balance 56\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Ozone Layer— Shield to Life 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectromagnetic Radiation 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsolation over the Globe 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposition of the Atmosphere 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Transfer 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Energy System 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNet Radiation, Latitude, and the Energy Balance 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Air Temperature 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Carbon Dioxide—On the Increase 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface and Air Temperature 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemperature Structure of the Atmosphere 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaily and Annual Cycles of Air Temperature 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Patterns of Air Temperature 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Temperature Record and Global Warming 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation 112\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Acid Deposition 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater in the Environment 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumidity 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdiabatic Processes 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClouds and Fog 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecipitation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Precipitation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThunderstorms 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTornadoes 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Quality 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Winds and Global Circulation 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: El Niño 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtmospheric Pressure 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyclones and Anticyclones 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Wind and Pressure Patterns 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinds Aloft 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOcean Circulation 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Weather Systems 184\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Cloud Cover, Precipitation, and Global Warming 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Masses and Fronts 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMidlatitude Anticyclones and Cyclones 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical and Equatorial Weather Systems 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoleward Transport of Energy and Moisture 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Global Climates and Climate Change 218\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Drought in the African Sahel 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeys to Climate 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Classification 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow-Latitude Climates (Group I) 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMidlatitude Climates (Group II) 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh-Latitude Climates (Group III) 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Supplement: The Köppen Climate System 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Biogeographic Processes 264\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Human Impact on the Carbon Cycle 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy and Matter Flow in Ecosystems 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Biogeography 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Succession 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Biogeography 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiodiversity 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Global Biogeography 302\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Exploitation of the Low-Latitude Rainforest Ecosystem 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Vegetation 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrestrial Ecosystems—The Biomes 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForest Biome 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSavanna and Grassland Biomes 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert and Tundra Biomes 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate and Altitude Gradients 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Global Soils 340\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Global Change and Agriculture 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of the Soil 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Chemistry 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Moisture 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Development 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Scope of Soils 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics 374\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Changing Earth 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of the Earth 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarth Materials and the Cycle of Rock Change 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Topography 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlate Tectonics 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Tectonic and Volcanic Landforms 414\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Great Tohoku Earthquake of 2011 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTectonic Landforms 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarthquakes 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolcanic Activity and Landforms 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Weathering and Mass Wasting 444\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Madison Slide 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeathering 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlopes and Slope Processes 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Wasting 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Freshwater of the Continents 464\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Aral Sea 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreshwater and the Hydrologic Cycle 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater Use and Management 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Water and Streamflow 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlooding 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLakes 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreshwater as a Natural Resource 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Landforms Made by Running Water 498\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErosion, Transportation, and Deposition 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStream Gradation and Evolution 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFluvial Landforms 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFluvial Processes in an Arid Climate 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Landforms Made by Waves and Wind 526\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Global Change and Coastal Environments 528\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Work of Waves and Tides 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Landforms 537\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind Action 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEolian Landforms 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Glacial and Periglacial Landforms 560\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Global Warming 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Glaciers 564\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacial Processes 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacial Landforms 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeriglacial Processes and Landforms 578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal 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