The earth in profile: a physical geography
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| adam_text | PREVIEW.............................................................ix
PART ONE OUR PLANET S SPHERES..................................2
CHAPTER 1 The Surface of the
Earth.............................5
Humans and Their Environment .... 6
The Nature of Physical Geography. . 7
Concepts in Physical Geography . . 10
The Physical World as a System ... 13
Summary........................15
CHAPTER 2 Space, Seasons, and
Time............................17
Mapping the Earth...............18
The Seasons and the Earth........29
Keeping Track of Time............33
Summary........................36
Questions........................36
Questions........................15
SUPPLEMENTARY READING FOR PART ONE..........................38
FROM THE GEOGRAPHER S NOTEBOOK..............................39
PART TWO THE ATMOSPHERE......................................42
CHAPTER 3 The Atmosphere: Our
Ocean of Air.....................45
Composition of the Atmosphere .... 46
The Atmospheric System..........49
Atmospheric Pressure.............51
Temperature in the Atmosphere ... 53
Higher Layers of the Atmosphere . . 57
Summary........................61
Questions........................61
CHAPTER 4 Flows of Energy and
Water...........................63
The Water Balance...............64
The Radiation Balance............71
The Heat Balance................75
The Distribution of Earth Temperature
in Time and Space...............78
Summary........................81
Questions........................81
CHAPTER 5 The Restless
Atmosphere and Oceans..........83
The Causes of Movement in the
Atmosphere......................84
Patterns of Atmospheric Circulation
.................................86
The Circulation of the Ocean......96
The Atmospheric-Oceanic System. . 97
Summary........................98
Questions........................99
CHAPTER 7 Climate; Variation over
Space..........................123
Classifying Climate..............124
The World Distribution of Climate. 128
Tropical Climates (A)............129
Dry Climates (B).................134
Humid Mesothermal Climates (C) . 137
Humid Microthermal Climates (D). 140
Polar Climates (E)...............144
Highland Climates (H)...........145
Summary.......................147
Questions.......................147
CHAPTER 8 Climate, People, and
Cities...........................149
The Heat Balance of the Human Body
................................150
Comfort and Climate.............152
Climate, Behavior, and Health. ... 152
Shelter, Houses, and Buildings. ... 154
City Climates....................155
Air Pollution....................158
Summary.......................162
Questions.......................162
CHAPTER 9 Climate: Variation over
Time ...........................165
Changing Climate in Human Terms
................................166
Does the Climate Change?.......166
The Climatic History of the Earth. . 170
The Mechanisms of Climatic Change
................................173
Recent Climatic Changes........177
The Future Climate..............179
Summary.......................180
Questions.......................180
CHAPTER 6 Weather Systems ... 101
Low-Latitude Weather Systems ... 102
Weather Systems in Higher Latitudes
................................108
Smaller-Scale Weather Systems . . 115
Energy and Moisture within Weather
Systems.........................121
Summary.......................121
Questions.......................121
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS FOR PART TWO........................182
FROM THE GEOGRAPHER S NOTEBOOK.............................183
PART THREE THE BIOSPHERE......................................188
CHAPTER 10 The Soil Layer .... 191 CHAPTER 12 Soils and Vegetation:
The Nature, Place, and Value of Soil Variation over Space............227
................................192 Classifying Soils.................228
The Formation of Soil............193 The Spatial Distribution of Soils. . . 234
Soil-Forming Processes...........198 Classifying Vegetation...........236
Physical Properties of Soil........200 Climate, Soil, and Vegetation.....243
Soils and Geography............202 Summary.......................245
The System of Soil Development . . 206 Questions.......................245
Summary.......................207
Questions.......................207
CHAPTER 11 The Layer of Life .. 209
The Birth of the Biosphere........210
Photosynthesis..................210
Ecological Energetics............212
Plant Successions................215
The Processes of Evolution.......217
Geographic Dispersal...........220
Vegetation and Humans.........224
Summary.......................225
Questions.......................225
SUPPLEMENTARY READING FOR PART THREE.......................247
FROM THE GEOGRAPHER S NOTEBOOK.............................248
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PART FOUR THE LITHOSPHERE
CHAPTER 13 The Crust of the Earth
................................255
Landmasses and Ocean Basins. . . 256
Earth Structure..................260
The Life Span of the Earth........262
The Trembling Crust.............264
Summary.......................269
Questions.......................269
CHAPTER 14 Rocks of the Earth s
Crust...........................271
The Nature of Rocks.............272
Rock Types .....................273
The Rock Cycle..................285
Summary.......................286
Questions.......................286
CHAPTER 15 Our Wandering
Continents......................289
New Evidence for Wandering
Continents......................290
The Moving Surface.............292
Old Evidence for Wandering
Continents......................296
The Significance of Plate Tectonics303
Summary.......................304
Questions.......................304
CHAPTER 1G Deformation of the
Crust...........................307
The Floating Crust...............308
Orogeny: The Birth of Mountains. . 312
Faulting: Cracks in the Earth.....316
Gaps in Time...................319
Summary.......................321
Questions.......................321
CHAPTER 17 Water in the
Lithosphere.....................323
Water at the Surface.............324
Water Flow in Rivers.............326
Water beneath the Surface.......330
The Uses of Rain................333
Summary.......................335
Questions.......................335
CHAPTER 18 The Beginning of
Erosion.........................337
Weathering.....................338
Karst Topography...............341
Mass Movement.................344
Summary.......................351
Questions.......................351
CHAPTER 19 The Story of Rivers. 353
The Tasks of Rivers..............354
River Profiles....................357
River Forms and Features........360
Accidents in River Development . . 364
Regional Drainage Patterns......366
Summary.......................367
Questions.......................367
CHAPTER 20 Geomorphology: The
Earth in Profile..................369
Anatomy of Slopes...............370
Evolution of Slope Forms.........371
Models of Landscape Development 374
Models and Human Reality.......380
Summary........................381
Questions.......................381
CHAPTER 21 Ice, Waves,
and Wind......................383
Landscapes Shaped by Ice.......384
Waves and Shorelines...........390
Landscapes of Wind Action......396
Glacial, Coastal, and
Wind Systems ..................399
Summary.......................400
Questions.......................401
CHAPTER 22 Physiographic
Regions: The Spatial Variation of
Landforms......................403
Defining a Physiographic Region . 404
Physiographic Regions of North
America........................405
Focus on the United States.......412
Summary.......................419
Questions.......................419
SUPPLEMENTARY READING FOR PART FOUR........................421
FROM THE GEOGRAPHER S NOTEBOOK.............................422
EPILOGUE The Earth in Profile......................................427
Glossary 432
Credits.......................................................... 451
Index.............................................................. 454
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