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Petersen, James F.

Physical geography / James F. Petersen, Dorothy Sack, Robert E. Gabler. - Boston, MA : Cengage, c2022. - xxii, 648 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Map on lining papers. Includes index.

Physical geography : physical, spatial, and environmental science -- Representations of earth -- Solar energy and earth-sun relationships -- Atmosphere and earth's energy budget -- Atmospheric pressure, winds, and circulation patterns -- Humidity, condensation, and precipitation -- Air masses and weather systems -- Global climates and climate change -- Low-latitude and arid climate regions -- Midlatitude, polar, and highland climate regions -- Biogeography -- Soils and soil development -- Earth materials and plate tectonics -- Tectonism and volcanism -- Weathering and mass wasting -- Subsurface water and karst -- Fluvial processes and landforms -- Arid region and Eolian landforms -- Glacial systems and landforms -- Coastal processes and landforms

ISBN: 0357142446 9780357142448 9780357142554 0357142551

LCCN: 2023543278

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC104160 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020080051 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Physical geography.
Géographie physique.
physical geography.
Physical geography.

LC Class. No.: GB54.5 / .P48 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 550