McKnight's physical geography : a landscape appreciation.: a landscape appreciation. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Physical geography
• Authors: Hess, Darrel; Tasa, Dennis
• Other Names: McKnight, Tom L (Tom Lee), 1928-2004
• Contents: 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 LandsAppendix: 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y
• Edition: Eleventh edition, Pearson new international edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow : Pearson Education
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 910.02; Physical geography -- Textbooks; Landscapes; Paysages; landscapes (environments); Landscapes; Physical geography; Electronic books; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292034164; 1292034165
• Related ISBNs: 9781292020914; 1292020911
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