Man's physical environment: an intermediate physical geography
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1980
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Photographs
Preface
Acknowledgements
SECTION A—INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Prologue
Page
v
vi
ix
xi
xii
The Unity of Geography 2
The Position and Role of Physical Geography 3
Chapter 2: The Earth We Live On 6
The Physical Earth 6
The Earth and the Universe 6
The Distribution of Land and Sea 9
The Origin of the Earth and Its Surface
Features 10
The Main Constituents of the Earth 15
The Restless Earth 23
SECTION B—THE ATMOSPHERE,
WEATHER AND CLIMATE 27
Chapter 3: Heating the Atmosphere 28
Solar Radiation 28
The Distribution of Solar Radiation 33
The Relationship between Radiation and
Temperature 38
Measurement of Temperature 38
The Distribution of Temperature 40
Chapter 4: Atmospheric Moisture
and the Water Balance 47
Evaporation, Evapo-transpiration and
Potential Evapo-transpiration 47
Humidity 50
Vapour Pressure and Saturation Vapour
Pressure 52
Forms of Condensation 56
Precipitation 60
Water and Agriculture 68
Chapter 5: Atmospheric Circulation
and Weather Patterns
Systems of Climatic Classification
World Climatic Regions
The Application of Some Climate
Classification Systems to Africa
70
General Circulation of the Atmosphere 70
Zonal Circulation and Surface Winds 72
The Upper Air 77
Air Masses and Weather Patterns 79
Atmospheric Disturbances and Associated
Weather Patterns 81
Chapter 6: Climates
and Climatic Classification 91
91
104
114
Chapter 7: Microclimates, Bioclimates and
Applied Climatology 117
Microclimates 117
Bioclimates 122
Applied Climatology 125
Weather Charts and Weather Forecasting 128
iv Contents
SECTION C—THE LITHOSPHERE AND
LANDFORMS
131
Chapter 8: Landforms and Landform Study 132
Methods of Landform Study
Models of Landform Evolution
General Appraisal
132
134
146
Chapter 9: Major Landform Types
and Landform Classification 147
Descriptive Classification of Landforms 147
The Genetic Classification of Landforms 164
Chapter 10: Factors and Processes of Landform
Formation 188
Structure and Landforms 188
Rocks and Relief 189
Energetics and the Earth s Surface Features 190
Endogenic Energy and the Processes of
Landform Formation 191
Exogenic Processes of Landform Formation 192
Conclusion 214
Chapter 11: Landform Mapping and Applied
Geomorphology 215
Landform Mapping and Landform Maps 215
Systems of Geomorphological Mapping 217
Practical Applications for Detailed
Geomorphological Maps 228
SECTION D—THE HYDROSPHERE AND
OCEANOGRAPHY 230
Chapter 12: The Geography of the Oceans 231
The Scope of Oceanography
The Seven Seas , or the Global Sea
Ocean Basins: Dimensions, Shapes,
Topography and Structure
231
232
237
Chapter 13: Ocean Water
243
The Composition of Ocean Water
The Physical Properties of Ocean Water
Ocean Circulation
Life in the-Oceans
243
245
247
252
SECTION E—THE BIOSPHERE AND
BIOGEOGRAPHY
259
Chapter 14: Soil: Its Nature, Properties and
Constituents 260
The Living Soil
Pedology and Geography
The Development of Pedology
The Soil Body
260
260
261
261
Chapter 15: Soil Formation
270
The Process of Rock Weathering
The Products of Rock Weathering
The Factors of Soil Formation
The Processes of Soil Formation
270
272
272
275
Chapter 16: Soil Classification and
Soil Types 279
Systems of Soil Classification 279
The System of Soil Classification Used in
This Book 282
Chapter 17: Soil Survey and Mapping
289
The Soil Map
Soil Survey in Africa
The Field Study in Soils
Laboratory Study of Soils
Soil Mapping in the Field
289
289
290
297
298
Chapter 18: Soil Erosion and Conservation 299
Soil Erosion and Man
The Factors of Soil Erosion
The Agents of Soil Erosion
Soil Conservation
Conclusion
299
299
302
304
306
Chapter 19: Plants and Plant Geography 307
Plant Geography and Its Relations 307
The History of Plant Geography 308
The Plant Kingdom and Plant Distribution 310
List of Tables v
Chapter 20: The Factors of Plant Distribution 314
The Theory of Tolerance 314
Habitat, or the Environmental Factors of
Plant Tolerance 315
Chapter 21: Plant Succession, Climax Vegetation
and World Vegetation Types 322
Plant Habitats 322
Plant Succession, Climax Vegetation and
Dynamic Equilibrium 323
The Major Vegetation Types 328
SECTION F—CONCLUSION
345
Chapter 23: The Inventory and Management
of Natural Resources 346
The Atmosphere and Climate 347
The Oceans and Their Resources 348
The Resources of the Lithosphere 357
The Resources of the Biosphere 362
Natural Resources and the Ecosystem Theory 366
Natural Resources and Their Utilization 367
Appendix 1: Koppen s Classification of
Climates 373
Chapter 22: The Role and Study of Plants
and Plant Communities 334
Plants and the Ecosystem
Vegetation Studies
Vegetation Mapping
334
338
342
Appendix 2: Landform Symbols for
Geomorphological Mapping
Glossary
Bibliography
376
378
383
List of Tables
2.1 The solar system: its components and
physical characteristics
2.2 The shape of the earth
2.3 The age of planets and other bodies in the
universe
2.4 The major constituents of the earth
2.5 Propagation velocity (speed) of primary (P)
earthquake waves in different earth
materials
2.6 Average composition of the earth s crust
2.7 Average composition of some crustal rocks
2.8 Classification of the common rock types
2.9 Particle sizes according to the International
Grade Scale
2.10 The major oceans and seas
3.1 Global distribution, during an average year,
of (a) solar radiation on the outer edge of
the atmosphere and (b) infra-red radiation
in the earth and atmosphere (kly per year)
3.2 Equivalent temperatures CC, F
4.1 Saturation vapour pressure (SVP)
8
9
4.3
11
15 4.4
4.5
18 4.6
19
20 4.7
20
21 5.1
22
37
40
48
4.2 Psychometric tables: (a) relative humidity
(per cent) and (b) temperature of the dew
point 51
Humidity conditions for six stations in
Uganda (12.00 GMT) 55
Cloud types 57
Extremes of annual rainfall for ten stations
in Uganda 65
Annual water balance of the oceans and
continents (mm year 1) 66
The water balance for seven African
stations 69
Temperature differences, on lake shore and
inland, for a July day, 1970 (C) 71
6.1 Classification of climate type by
precipitation 92
6.2 Climate zones based on temperature and
precipitation averages for a given month 93
6.3 The classification of the climates of eight
West African stations according to the
Koppen system 95
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