Table Of ContentUNIT 1 Introducing Physical GeographyPART ONE A Planetary PerspectiveUNIT 2 The Planet EarthUNIT 3 Mapping Earth's SurfaceUNIT 4 Earth-Sun RelationshipsUNIT 5 Radiation and the Heat Balance of Planet EarthPART TWO Atmospheric and Oceanic ProcessesUNIT 6 Composition and Structure of the AtmosphereUNIT 7 Temperatures of the Lower AtmosphereUNIT 8 Air Pressure and WindsUNIT 9 Circulation Patterns of the AtmosphereUNIT 10 Circulation of the World OceanUNIT 11 Atmospheric Moisture and the Water BalanceUNIT 12 Precipitation, Air Masses, and FrontsUNIT 13 Weather SystemsPART THREE Climate and Climate ChangeUNIT 14 Climate Classification and RegionalizationUNIT 15 Tropical (A) and Arid (B) ClimateUNIT 16 Mild Midlatitude (C) ClimatesUNIT 17 Higher Latitude (D, E) and High-Altitude (H) ClimatesUNIT 18 Natural Climate ChangeUNIT 19 Human Impacts on ClimatePART FOUR The BiosphereUNIT 20 Biogeochemical Cycles UNIT 21 Formation of Soils UNIT 22 Properties of Soil UNIT 23 Classification and Mapping of Soils UNIT 24 Biogeographic Processes UNIT 25 The Global Distribution of Plants UNIT 26 Zoogeography: Spatial Aspects of Animal PopulationsPART FIVE The Restless CrustUNIT 27 Minerals and Igneous Rocks UNIT 28 Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks UNIT 29 Planet Earth in Profile: The Layered InteriorUNIT 30 Plates of the Lithosphere UNIT 31 Plate Movement: Causes and Effects UNIT 32 Volcanism and Its Landforms UNIT 33 Earthquakes and Landscapes UNIT 34 Faults, Folds, and LandscapesPART SIX Sculpting the Surface: Weathering, Mass Movements, and Flowing WaterUNIT 35 The Formation of Landforms and Landscapes UNIT 36 Weathering Processes UNIT 37 Mass Movements UNIT 38 Water in the Lithosphere UNIT 39 Slopes and Streams UNIT 40 Landscapes Shaped by Stream Erosion UNIT 41 Landforms of the Fluvial System UNIT 42 Karst Processes and LandformsPART SEVEN Sculpting the Surface: Ice, Wind, and Coastal ProcessesUNIT 43 Glacial Erosion and Deposition UNIT 44 Landforms and Landscapes of Continental Glaciation UNIT 45 Landforms and Landscapes of Mountain Glaciers UNIT 46 Periglacial Environments and Landscapes UNIT 47 Wind as a Geomorphic Agent UNIT 48 Coastal Processes UNIT 49 Coastal Landforms and Landscapes
SynopsisWell known for its flexibility, clarity of presentation, and graphic excellence, Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Fifth Edition, provides a thorough, scientifically authoritative, accessible, and geographic view of Earth's physical systems.