Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Physical geography [of] the global environment / H.J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller, Richard S. Williams, Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: New York : Oxford Univ. Press, 2004Edition: 3. edDescription: xvii, 702 s. färgill., kartor, tab., diagrISBN:
  • 0195160223
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910 20
Other classification:
  • G 100
  • QC 981
  • N.01
Other editions:
Holdings
Cover image Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info URL Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds Item hold queue priority Course reserves
Book Biblioteket HKR Biblioteket 910 de Blij Available 11156000147527
Book Biblioteket HKR Biblioteket 910 de Blij Available 11156000147526
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Fully revised and presented in fifty-two short, easy-to-teach units, the third edition of Physical Geography: The Global Environment covers complex topics including long-distance weather linkages, biodiversity, and global change in a manner easily accessible to first- and second-year undergraduates. Set against a backdrop of human interaction with the environment, the text offers comprehensive treatments of Earth's five major components: the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, the cryosphere, and the biosphere. FEATURES OF THE THIRD EDITION BLUnit Approach: Flexible, self-contained units make the material in the text easier for students to understand and instructors to navigate. BLFrom the Field Notes: This thought-provoking collection of on-the-scene geographical photographs and writings is taken from the travels of Professor de Blij, who was the Geography Editor on ABC's Good Morning America for seven years and subsequently the Geography Analyst for NBC News. This compelling feature includes new photographs with expanded captions and accompanying locator maps that pinpoint each picture's global position. BLPerspectives on the Human Environment: These revised boxed essays in each unit highlight humanity's relationships with the environment. BLNew and Improved Art Program: More than 90% of the photographs, 4-color maps, illustrations, and line art that appear throughout the text are new to this edition. BLSystems Approach Part Openers: These stunning, full-page illustrations graphically display and interrelate each Earth system. BLWeb Resources: Included at the end of each unit, these links give students an interactive way to find out more about concepts discussed in the unit. NEW-STUDENT ANCILLARIES BLStudy Guide-packaged with each copy of the text-includes unit outlines, glossaries, activities for reinforcement, and review tests with answer keys Hazards Website: provides supplemental information about earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other geological, meteorological and biological hazards. Access it at Natural Hazards http://www.oup-usa.org/naturalhazards. NEW-INSTRUCTOR ANCILLARIES BLInstructor's Manual with Test Bank: contains unit summaries, lecture guides, lists of additional references, and a test bank with approximately 1500 multiple choice, short answer, and short essay questions BLInstructor's CD-ROM: includes a computerized version of the test bank and PowerPointRB slides of all line art and selected photography from the text BLOverhead Transparencies: 200 color acetates of selected line art from the text are available upon request

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Part 1 A Global Perspective
  • Unit 1 Geography
  • 1.1 Physical Geography
  • 1.2 A Century of Physical Geography
  • 1.3 Systems and Models in Physical Geography
  • 1.4 Geographic Magnitude
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Sliding Scale
  • Unit 2 The Planet Earth
  • 2.1 Spheres of the Earth System
  • 2.2 Hemispheres
  • 2.3 Continents and Oceans
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Human Population and Natural Processes
  • Unit 3 Mapping the Earth''s Surface
  • 3.1 The Spherical Earth
  • 3.2 Map Projections
  • 3.3 Map Interpretation
  • 3.4 Evolving Cartographic Technology
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Remote Sensing of the Environment
  • Unit 4 The Earth in the Universe
  • 4.1 The Universe
  • 4.2 The Solar System
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Collision!
  • Unit 5 Earth-Sun Relationships
  • 5.1 Earth''s Planetary Motions
  • 5.2 Seasonality
  • 5.3 Insolation and Its Variation
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Measuring Time on Our Rotating Earth
  • Part 2 Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
  • Unit 6 Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
  • 6.1 Contents of the Atmosphere
  • 6.2 The Layered Structure of the Atmosphere
  • 6.3 Research Frontiers
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Ozone Holes in the Stratosphere
  • Unit 7 Radiation and the Heat Balance of the Atmosphere
  • 7.1 The Radiation Balance
  • 7.2 The Heat Balance
  • 7.3 Global Distribution of Heat Flows
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
  • Unit 8 Atmospheric and Surface Temperature
  • 8.1 What is Temperature?
  • 8.2 The Vertical Distribution of Temperature
  • 8.3 The Horizontal Distribution of Temperature
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Urban Dust Domes and Heating Patterns
  • Unit 9 Air Pressure and Winds
  • 9.1 Atmospheric Pressure
  • 9.2 Air Movement in the Atmosphere
  • 9.3 Large-and Smaller-Scale Wind Systems
  • 9.4 Local Wind Systems
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Air Pressure and Wind in Our Daily Lives
  • Unit 10 Circulation Patterns of the Atmosphere
  • 10.1 A Model of the Surface Circulation
  • 10.2 The Actual Surface Circulation Pattern
  • 10.3 Secondary Surface Circulation: Monsoonal Windflows
  • 10.4 Circulation of the Upper Atmosphere
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: The Sailor''s Legacy-Naming the Winds
  • Unit 11 Hydrosphere: Circulation of the World Ocean
  • 11.1 Surface Currents
  • 11.2 Generation of Ocean Currents
  • 11.3 Flow Behavior of Ocean Currents
  • 11.4 Deep-Sea Currents
  • 11.5 The Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System
  • 11.6 El Nino-Southern Oscillation
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: The North Atlantic Oscillation
  • Unit 12 Atmospheric Moisture and the Water Balance
  • 12.1 Physical Properties of Water
  • 12.2 Measuring Water Vapor
  • 12.3 The Hydrologic Cycle
  • 12.4 Evaporation
  • 12.5 Condensation and Clouds
  • 12.6 Precipitation
  • 12.7 The Surface Water Balance
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Water Usage in the United States
  • Unit 13 Precipitation, Air Masses, and Fronts
  • 13.1 Precipitation-Producing Processes
  • 13.2 Convergent-Lifting Precipitation
  • 13.3 Convectional Precipitation
  • 13.4 Orographic Precipitation
  • 13.5 Frontal (Cyclonic) Precipitation
  • 13.6 Air Masses in the Atmosphere
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Tornadoes and Their Consequences
  • Unit 14 Weather Systems
  • 14 Low-Latitude Weather Systems
  • 14 Weather Systems of the Middle and Higher Latitudes
  • 14 Energy and Moisture Within Weather Systems
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Honduras After Hurricane Mitch
  • Unit 15 Weather Tracking and Forecasting
  • 15.1 Weather Data Acquisition
  • 15.2 Mapping Weather Data
  • 15.3 Weather Forecasting
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Weather Extremes
  • Unit 16 Climate Classification and Regionalization
  • 16.1 Classifying Climates
  • 16.2 The Koppen Climate Classification System
  • 16.3 The Regional Distribution of Climate Types
  • 16.4 Boundaries of Climate Regions
  • Perspectives on the Human Environment: Climate in Daily Human Terms
  • Unit 17 Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates
  • 17.1 The Major Tropical (A) Climates
  • 17.2 The Major Arid (B) Climates Perspectives on the Human Environment: Deforestation of the Tropics
  • Perspectives on the Human