MCKNIGHT'S PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY: A LANDSCAPE APPRECIATION, 10e (pb) 2015

Carrying forth Tom L McKnight's well-known thematic focus on landscape appreciation, this best-seller fosters a solid understanding of Earth and its physical geography Its clear writing style, superior art program, and abundant pedagogy appeal to a wide variety of students This edition includes thoroughly updated content and introduces renowned illustrator Dennis Tasa—yet it maintains the proven approach first presented by McKnight more than two decades ago Salient Features Unique landscape appreciation approach and clear presentation of concepts make this hallmark classic text engaging and easily accessible to students of all backgrounds An excellent new cartographic and illustration program by renowned geoscience Illustrator Dennis Tasa provides: Hundreds of maps with shaded relief where appropriate Line art with numerous multi-part illustrations that capture sequence and evolution to help students understand various processes Major photos paired with locator maps to enhance geographic literacy Global environmental change is integrated and discussed extensively throughout the book Table of Content 1 Introduction to Earth  2 Portraying Earth  3 Introduction to the Atmosphere  4 Insolation and Temperature  5 Atmospheric Pressure and Wind  6 Atmospheric Moisture  7 Atmospheric Disturbances  8 Climate and Climate Change  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 Fluvial Processes 17 Solution Processes and Karst Topography 18 The Topography of Arid Lands 19 Glacial Modification of Terrain 20 Coastal Processes and Terrain   Author: Darrel Hess