Physical Geography, 9th Edition

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, Ninth Edition, uses the combined expertise of four respected geographers to show how Earth’s physical geography impacts humans, and how humans impact Earth’s physical geography. The text emphasizes three essential themes to demonstrate the major roles for the discipline — Geography as a Physical Science, Geography as the Spatial Science, and Geography as Environmental Science. With a renewed focus on examining relationships and processes among Earth systems, this text will help you understand how the various systems interrelate and how humans are an integral aspect of geography. Historically the first book to take a conservation approach, the authors continue to emphasize the theme of environmental and human impacts.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Physical Geography: Earth Environments And Systems
Chapter 2 Representations Of Earth
Chapter 3 Earth–Sun Relationships And Solar Energy
Chapter 4 The Atmosphere, Temperature, And The Heat Budget
Chapter 5 Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, And Circulation Patterns
Chapter 6 Moisture, Condensation, And Precipitation
Chapter 7 Air Masses And Weather Systems
Chapter 8 Global Climates And Climate Change
Chapter 9 Low-Latitude And Arid Climate Regions
Chapter 10 Middle-Latitude, Polar, And Highland Climate Regions
Chapter 11 Biogeography
Chapter 12 Soils And Soil Development
Chapter 13 Earth Structure, Earth Materials, And Plate Tectonics
Chapter 14 Volcanic And Tectonic Processes And Landforms
Chapter 15 Weathering And Mass Wasting
Chapter 16 Underground Water And Karst Landforms
Chapter 17 Fluvial Processes And Landforms
Chapter 18 Arid Region Landforms And Eolian Processes
Chapter 19 Glacial Systems And Landforms
Chapter 20 Coastal Processes And Landforms
Appendix A: SI Units
Appendix B: Topographic Maps
Appendix C: Understanding and Recognizing Some Common Rocks