(eBook PDF) Elemental Geosystems 8th Edition by Robert W. Christopherson

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 032198501X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321985019
• Author: Robert W. Christopherson, Ginger Birkeland

Among the most highly regarded textbooks in physical geography, Robert Christopherson’s best-selling Elemental Geosystems is known for currency, accuracy, rich integration of climate change science, and a dynamic multimedia program. Organized around the natural flow of energy, materials, and information, subjects are presented in the same sequence in which they occur in nature — an organic, holistic approach that is unique in this discipline. The Eighth Edition includes a unique new standalone chapter on Climate Change that presents the history and evidence of natural and human-caused climate change. The Eighth Edition also features new MasteringGeography activities, streamlines and focuses essential content, and incorporates more visual media, active learning, and visual tools to help student engagement and mastery.

Table of contents:

1. Essentials of Geography

PART I: The Energy-Atmosphere System

2. Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere

3. Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures

4. Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

PART II: Water, Weather, and Climate Systems

5. Atmospheric Water and Weather

6. Water Resources

7. Climate Systems and Climate Change

PART III: The Earth—Atmosphere Interface

8. The Dynamic Planet

9. Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes

10. Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

11. River Systems and Landforms

12. The Oceans, Coastal Systems, and Wind Processes

13. Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

PART IV: Soils, Ecosystems, and Biomes

14. The Geography of Soils

15. Ecosystem Essentials

16. Terrestrial Biomes

17. Earth and the Human Denominator

Appendix A Maps in this Text and Topographic Maps

Appendix B The Köppen Climate Classification System

Appendix C Common Conversions

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