Physical geography a landscape appreciation - McKnight, Tom L. (Tom Lee) 1928-; Lindgren, Patricia Caldwell (Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, 1990)
Table of Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to the Earth -- 2. Portrayal of the Earth -- 3. Introduction to the Atmosphere -- 4. Insolation and Temperature --- 5. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind -- 6. Atmospheric Moisture -- 7. Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances -- 8. Climate Regions -- 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. The Fluvial Process -- 17. Topographic Development in Arid Lands -- 18. Coastal Processes and Terrain -- 19. Solution Processes and Karst Topography -- 20. Glacial Modification of Terrain. -- Appendix I. Topographic Map Symbols -- Appendix II. The Weather-Map Station Model -- Appendix III. Meteorological Tables -- Appendix IV. The International System of Units. -- Glossary. Index.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Keywords: Physical geography