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Product Identifiers
PublisherFreeman & Company, W&H
ISBN-101319056881
ISBN-139781319056889
eBay Product ID (ePID)10038833280
Product Key Features
Number of Pages704 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLiving Physical Geography
SubjectEarth Sciences / Geography, Ecology
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Science
AuthorBruce Gervais
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight48.1 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2018-962188
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal551
Table Of ContentContents The Geographer's Toolkit 1. This introduction covers the traditional and modern tools and foundational concepts in wide use in geography. Part I Atmospheric Systems: Weather and Climate Part I explores how solar energy in the atmosphere creates atmospheric phenomena and organized systems. One chapter is devoted to the topic of climate change. 2. Portrait of the Atmosphere 3. Solar Energy and Seasons 4. Water in the Atmosphere 5. Atmospheric Circulation and Wind Systems 6. The Restless Sky: Severe Weather and Storm Systems 7. The Changing Climate Part II The Biosphere and the Geography of Life Part II is contextualized around solar energy's work in the biosphere. Major ecological units and human modification of the biosphere are emphasized. One chapter is devoted to marine ecosystems. 8. Patterns of Life: Biogeography 9. Climate and Life: Biomes 10. Ocean Ecosystems 11. Soil and Water Resources Part III Tectonic Systems: Building the Lithosphere Part III explores uplift and building topographic relief via geothermal energy. 12. Earth History, Earth Interior 13. Drifting Continents: Plate Tectonics 14. Building the Crust with Rocks 15. Geohazards: Volcanoes and Earthquakes Part IV Erosion and Deposition: Sculpting the Earth's Surface Part IV examines the work of solar energy, water, chemical reactions, and gravity in grading the Earth's surface. 16. Weathering and Mass Movement 17. Flowing Water: Fluvial Systems 18. The Work of Ice: The Cryosphere and Glacial Landforms 19. Water, Wind, and Time: Desert Landforms 20. The Work of Waves: Coastal Landforms
SynopsisThe second edition of Bruce Gervais' Living Physical Geography offers a fresh approach to the study of physical geography, combining print and digital media to create a scientifically substantive work that is written for students. Living Physical Geography focuses on human-physical geography interactions, using pedagogical features in the textbook and online in SaplingPlus to create a modern synthesis of the science of physical geography. In this, the most student-friendly book in the market, the authors Bruce Gervais has curated and designed all of the learning assets within the text and online in SaplingPlus. Each of the four major parts in Living Physical Geography focuses on energy flows within Earth's physical systems. Additionally, landscape analysis underpins the body of the text. Step-by-step examples are used to illustrate how landforms and systems develop, evolve, and change through time.
LC Classification NumberGB55.G38 2019
