{"product_id":"the-nature-of-the-environment-isbn-9780631200697","title":"The Nature of the Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003efourth edition\u003c\/i\u003e of this highly acclaimed text on the natural environment of the earth has now been thoroughly revised and updated and includes a new chapter on The Organic World, more \"windows\", new illustrations, and a range of other features.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlease visit the accompanying website at: www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk\/goudie to view sample material from both the new edition and forthcoming instructor's manual online.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully updated with an entirely new chapter, and new features throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow features a list of key concepts and points for review.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes increased number of windows, updated and expanded reading guides, and new plates and diagrams.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWell illustrated with updated examples and case studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts more stress on the importance of hazards, natural environmental changes, and human impacts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Global Framework:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Global Geological Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ancient Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore, Mantle and Crust.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of the Ocean Floors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Surface of the Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarthquakes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shape of the Continents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Plates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroplates and Exotic Terraces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earth's Rock Types.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Subdivisions of the Earth's History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Global Climatic Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Vertical Profile Through the Atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Patterns of Precipitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Patterns of Temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Major Climatic Zones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hydrological Cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOcean Currents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOcean Atmosphere Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimatic Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses Long-Term Climatic Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea-Level Changes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Organic World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Vegetation Types.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Modifications of Major Vegetation Types.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloral Realms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaunal Realms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World's Great Soil Orders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Modifications of Soil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimatic Geomorphology: The Influence of Climate, Soil and Vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Major World Zones:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Cold Environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolar Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVegetation and Wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacier Types.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Formation of Glacier Ice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Glaciers Move.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacial Erosion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacial Deposits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacier Ice and Sea-Level Changes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermafrost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGround Ice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThermokarst.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIce Segregation and Frost Heaving.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrost Shattering and Soil Formation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlope Processes, Avalanches and River Regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Mid-latitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Westerlies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyclones and Anticyclones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Masses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCool Temperate Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestern Margin Warm Temperate Climates (The Mediterranean Type).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEastern Margin Warm Temperate Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoreal Forest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciduous Forests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMid-Latitude Grasslands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMediterranean Evergreen Woodlands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils of Cool Temperate Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils of Warm Temperate Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Climatic Change on the Landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoess Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDry Valleys and Mis Fit Stream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Hazards in Western Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Deserts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Causes Aridity?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert Rainfall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert Temperatures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePast Climates in Deserts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert Vegetation and Animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils and Surface Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsolation and Salt Weathering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind Action in Deserts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand Deposition - Dunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Work of Rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert Slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDams, Reservoirs and Inter-Basin Water Transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLand Degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems of the Desert Realm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Tropics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Atmospheric Circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wet Tropics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical Season Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonsoons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical Disturbances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical Rainforests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecondary Forest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical Seasonal Forest and Savannah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMangrove Swamps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoral Reefs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeathering of Rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlope Movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Problems of the Humid Tropics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 7.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Mountain and Maritime Environments:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMountain Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSnow and the Snow-Line.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMountain Vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Timber-Line.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlpine Tundra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMountain Hazards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for chapter 8.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Coasts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastlines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarrier Beaches and Related Forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorm Surges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstuaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Dunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalt Marshes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoast Erosion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Impact on the Coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 9.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Landscapes and Ecosystems:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Plants and Animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcology and Ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlants and Their Habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife in the Oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccession.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersal and Migration of Plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersal and Migration of Animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Impact on Plants and Animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePollution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabitat Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 10.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Tectonic Features.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolcanoes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntrusive Igneous Rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarthquakes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMan-Made Seismic Activity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaults.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFolding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 11.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlope Instability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Processes Operating on Slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlope Forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlope Development Through Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 12.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Soils and Weathering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors of Soil Formation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Weathering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanical Weathering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical Weathering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccelerated Soil Erosion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 13.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Hydrological Cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecipitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvapotranspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfiltration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Runoff.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStreamflow and the Hydrograph.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual River Regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLakes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 14.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorphometry of Drainage Basins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrainage Basin Patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcave Long Profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChannel Cross-Section and Hydraulic Geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChannel Patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlood Plains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerraces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeltas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStream Transport.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRates of Fluvial Denudation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Impact on Rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 15.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Cities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Climate of Cities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Pollution and its Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanisation and River Flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThermal Pollution River Water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Erosion and Sediment Yield Associated with Construction and Urbanisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimals in Cities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints for Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading for Chapter 16.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Conclusion:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Nature, Humans and the Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Scale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Influence of Environment on Humans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ever-Changing Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumans or Nature?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquifinality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relevance and Application of Physical Geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Andrew Goudie has drawn on his wide experience to produce an up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive introduction to physical geography. Throughout the book, the issue of scale is emphasized - from global to local. Human impact on earth surface systems is another important and topical theme. This is an excellent book, elegantly written, which will appeal to a wide variety of readers.\" \u003ci\u003eProfessor Tim Burt, University of Durham\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This classic text is now in its fourth edition ... the text excels in presenting classification schemes.\" \u003ci\u003eScottish Geographical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAndrew Goudie\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford and a former Pro-Vice Chancellor. He is holder of the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Mungo Park Medal. He is a Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. \u003cbr\u003e His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Human Impact 5e\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1999), \u003ci\u003eThe Human Impact Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell,1997) , \u003ci\u003eThe Earth Transformed\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1997), and \u003ci\u003eThe Changing Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1995). He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Students Companion to Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1992) and \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Physical Geography 3e\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2000)  The fourth edition of this highly acclaimed text provides an up-dated examination of the natural environment of the earth at various levels, from the global to the local. Integrating the study of geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, pedology and biogeography, it considers the ways in which we both mould and are moulded by our landscape and environment. The book also presents an historical perspective, and investigates natural climatic changes, hazardous events and human impacts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition follows the same successful framework of earlier editions, with extra material, including an extra chapter on The Organic World. In addition, a list of key concepts has been added at the end of each chapter and the book now also includes points for review. With substantially more \"windows\", updated and expanded guides to reading, new plates, diagrams, and tables, and up-to-date examples and case studies, this fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eNature of the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e will be welcomed by students and teachers alike.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlease visit the accompanying website at: http:\/\/www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk\/goudie to view sample material from both the new edition and forthcoming instructor's manual online.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990293463269,"sku":"NP9780631200697","price":68.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631200697.jpg?v=1761787235","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-nature-of-the-environment-isbn-9780631200697","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}