Physical Geography: The Basics
The Basics
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2011
Routledge (Verlag)
9780415559294 (ISBN)
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9780415559294 (ISBN)
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Physical Geography: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the interactions, systems and processes that have shaped, and continue to shape, the world around us. The book features diagrams, maps and a glossary to aid understanding of key ideas and suggestions for further reading to allow readers to develop their interest in the subject.
Physical Geography: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the interactions, systems and processes that have shaped, and continue to shape, the physical world around us. This book introduces five key aspects of the study of physical geography:
atmosphere, weather and climate systems
the carbon cycle and historic and contemporary climate change
plate tectonics, weathering, erosion and soils
the role of water and ice in shaping the landscape and impacting human activity
the patterns of plant and animal life and human impacts upon them.
The book features diagrams, maps and a glossary to aid understanding of key ideas and suggestions for further reading to allow readers to develop their interest in the subject – making Physical Geography: The Basics the ideal starting point for anyone new to the study of geography and the environment.
Physical Geography: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the interactions, systems and processes that have shaped, and continue to shape, the physical world around us. This book introduces five key aspects of the study of physical geography:
atmosphere, weather and climate systems
the carbon cycle and historic and contemporary climate change
plate tectonics, weathering, erosion and soils
the role of water and ice in shaping the landscape and impacting human activity
the patterns of plant and animal life and human impacts upon them.
The book features diagrams, maps and a glossary to aid understanding of key ideas and suggestions for further reading to allow readers to develop their interest in the subject – making Physical Geography: The Basics the ideal starting point for anyone new to the study of geography and the environment.
Joseph Holden is Chair of Physical Geography at the University of Leeds, UK. He is the editor and contributor of three chapters of the market-leading textbook An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment and author of over 100 research articles in leading journals, books and reports.
Introduction 1. Atmospheric Processes and Climate 2. Environmental Change and Carbon 3. Shaping the Land and the Oceans 4. Plant and Animal Distributions. Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.4.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Basics |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 490 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780415559294 / 9780415559294 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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