Study guide for Modern physical geography, third edition
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| Format: | Livre papier |
| Język: | Anglais |
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New York :
John Wiley & Sons
c1987.
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Cover title: Study guide to accompany Modern physical geography Includes index |
| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Variante du titre: | Modern physical geography Study guide to accompany Modern physical geography |
Spis treści:
- The earth's surface on maps Seasons and time The earth's atmosphere and oceans The earth's radiation balance Heat and cold at the earth's surface Winds and the global circulation Atmospheric moisture and precipitation Air masses and cyclonic storms World climates The soil-water balance and world climates Runoff and water resources Materials of the earth's crust The lithosphere and plate tectonics Volcanic and tectonic landforms Landforms of weathering and mass wasting Landforms made by running water Denudation and climate Landforms and rock structure Landforms made by waves and currents Landforms made by wind Glacial landforms and the pleistocene glaciation Soil-forming processes World soils Energy flows and material cycles in the biosphere Concepts of biogeography World patterns of natural vegetation