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RECORD NUMBER: 437 OF 1771Main Title | Elemental geosystems / | |||||||||||
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Author | Christopherson, Robert W. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Pearson Prentice Hall, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2007 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 181170948 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0132293307; 9780132293303 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Physical geography | |||||||||||
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Edition | 5th ed., annotated instructor's ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xix, 619 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | Foundations of geography -- pt. I The energy-atmosphere system -- Solar energy, seasons, and the atmosphere -- Atmospheric energy and global temperatures -- Atmospheric and oceanic circulations -- pt. II Water, weather, and climate systems -- Atmospheric water and weather -- Water resources -- Global climate systems -- pt. III Earth's changing landscape systems -- The dynamic planet -- Tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes -- Weathering, karst landscapes, and mass movement -- River systems and landforms -- Wind processes and desert landscapes -- The oceans, coastal processes, and landforms -- Glacial and periglacial landscapes -- pt. IV Biogeography systems -- The geography of soils -- Ecosystems and biomes -- Earth and the human denominator. |