{"product_id":"introducing-physical-geography-isbn-9781118396209","title":"Introducing Physical Geography","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Physical Geography, 6th Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is known for its clear writing, distinctive photos and illustrations and a strong supplements program. The text continues its tradition as a great book to help non-science readers visualize and understand earth processes and learn the basic language of physical geography. The new edition features a strengthened \"Eye on Global Change\" coverage and coverage of the geographers tool box. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction Physical Geography and the Tools Geographers Use 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Geography 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpheres, Systems, and Cycles 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography, Environment, and Global Change 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools in Physical Geography 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps and Cartography 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Positioning System 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Systems 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemote Sensing for Physical Geography 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarth Visualization Tools 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Earth as a Rotating Planet 36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shape of the Earth 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earth’s Rotation 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geographic Grid 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap Projections 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Time 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earth’s Revolution Around the Sun 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The Earth’s Global Energy Balance 56\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Ozone Layer— Shield to Life 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectromagnetic Radiation 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsolation over the Globe 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposition of the Atmosphere 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Transfer 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Energy System 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNet Radiation, Latitude, and the Energy Balance 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Air Temperature 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Carbon Dioxide—On the Increase 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface and Air Temperature 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemperature Structure of the Atmosphere 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaily and Annual Cycles of Air Temperature 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Patterns of Air Temperature 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Temperature Record and Global Warming 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation 112\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Acid Deposition 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater in the Environment 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumidity 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdiabatic Processes 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClouds and Fog 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecipitation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Precipitation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThunderstorms 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTornadoes 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Quality 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Winds and Global Circulation 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: El Niño 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtmospheric Pressure 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyclones and Anticyclones 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Wind and Pressure Patterns 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinds Aloft 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOcean Circulation 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Weather Systems 184\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Cloud Cover, Precipitation, and Global Warming 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Masses and Fronts 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMidlatitude Anticyclones and Cyclones 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical and Equatorial Weather Systems 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoleward Transport of Energy and Moisture 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Global Climates and Climate Change 218\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Drought in the African Sahel 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeys to Climate 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Classification 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow-Latitude Climates (Group I) 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMidlatitude Climates (Group II) 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh-Latitude Climates (Group III) 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Supplement: The Köppen Climate System 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Biogeographic Processes 264\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Human Impact on the Carbon Cycle 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy and Matter Flow in Ecosystems 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Biogeography 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Succession 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Biogeography 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiodiversity 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Global Biogeography 302\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Exploitation of the Low-Latitude Rainforest Ecosystem 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Vegetation 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrestrial Ecosystems—The Biomes 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForest Biome 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSavanna and Grassland Biomes 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert and Tundra Biomes 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate and Altitude Gradients 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Global Soils 340\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Global Change and Agriculture 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of the Soil 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Chemistry 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Moisture 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Development 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Scope of Soils 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics 374\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Changing Earth 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of the Earth 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarth Materials and the Cycle of Rock Change 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Topography 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlate Tectonics 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Tectonic and Volcanic Landforms 414\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Great Tohoku Earthquake of 2011 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTectonic Landforms 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarthquakes 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolcanic Activity and Landforms 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Weathering and Mass Wasting 444\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Madison Slide 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeathering 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlopes and Slope Processes 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Wasting 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Freshwater of the Continents 464\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: The Aral Sea 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreshwater and the Hydrologic Cycle 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater Use and Management 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Water and Streamflow 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlooding 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLakes 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreshwater as a Natural Resource 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Landforms Made by Running Water 498\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErosion, Transportation, and Deposition 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStream Gradation and Evolution 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFluvial Landforms 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFluvial Processes in an Arid Climate 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Landforms Made by Waves and Wind 526\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Global Change and Coastal Environments 528\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Work of Waves and Tides 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Landforms 537\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind Action 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEolian Landforms 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Glacial and Periglacial Landforms 560\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye on Global Change: Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Global Warming 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Glaciers 564\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacial Processes 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacial Landforms 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Remote Sensing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeriglacial Processes and Landforms 578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate and Glaciation 582\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Ahead 586\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Climate Definitions and Boundaries 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Conversion Factors 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Topographic Map Symbols 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration Credits 623\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 625\u003c\/p\u003e Alan Strahler received his B.A. degree in 1964 and his Ph.D. degree in 1969 from the John Hopkins University Department of Geography and Environemtal Engineering. He has held academic positions at the Universikty of Virginia, the Univrsity of California at Santa Barbara, and Hunter College of the City Unviersity of New ork, and is now Professor of Georgraphy at Boston University. With Arthur Strahler, he is coauthor of seven textbook titles with seven revised editions on phyhsical geography and environmental science. He has published over 250 articles in the refereed scientific literature, largely on the theory of remote sensing of vegetation, and has also contributed to the fields of plant geography, forest ecology, and quantitative methods. His work has been supported by over $6 million in grant and contract funds, primarily from NASA. In 1993, he was awarded the Association of American Geographers\/Remote Sensing Specialty Group Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Remote Sensing. In 2000, he received the honorary degree Doctorem Scientiarum Honoris Causa (D.H.C) from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, for his academic accomplishments in teaching and research. Arthur Strahler received his B.A. degree in 1938 from the College of Wooster, Ohio, and his Ph.D. degree in geology from Columbia University in 1944. He was appointed to the Columbia University faculty in 1941, serving as Professor of Geomorphology from 1958 to 1967 and as Chairman of the Department of Geology from 1959 to 1962. He was elected as a Fellow of both the Geological Society of America and the Association of American Geographers for his pioneering contributions to quantitative and dynamicgeomorphology, contained in over 30 major papers in leading scientific journals. He is the author or coauthor with Alan Strahler of 16 textbook titles with 13 revised editions in physical geography, environmental science, the Earth sciences, and geology. His most recent new title, \"Plate Tectonics (GeoBooks Publishing, Cambridge, Massachusetts), has received critical praise as an upper-level college text on plate tectonics as the grand paradigm in Earth science.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989454668005,"sku":"NP9781118396209","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118396209.jpg?v=1761784165","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/introducing-physical-geography-isbn-9781118396209","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}