Physical Geography: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
Published on 26. June 2009
224 pages
978-1-134-05617-0 (ISBN)
Description
Physical Geography: The Key Concepts is a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field. It provides extended definitions of terms that are fundamental to physical geography and its many branches, covering topics such as:
biogeography
ecology
climatology
meteorology
geomorphology
hydrology
pedology
Complete with informative tables, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading, this is a highly accessible guide for those studying physical geography and related courses.
biogeography
ecology
climatology
meteorology
geomorphology
hydrology
pedology
Complete with informative tables, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading, this is a highly accessible guide for those studying physical geography and related courses.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
50 s/w Abbildungen, 9 s/w Tabellen
9 Tables, black and white; 50 Illustrations, black and white
File size
1,90 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-05617-0 (9781134056170)
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Person
Richard Huggett is a Reader in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester. His publications include Fundamentals of Biogeography, Fundamentals of Geomorphology and The Natural History of the Earth, all published by Routledge.
Content
Adaptation; Aridity; Bioclimate; Catastrophism; Continental drift; Convection; Desertification; Dispersal; Ecosystem; Equifinality; Eustasy; Extinction; Geochronology; Gradualism; Hydrological cycle; Invasive species; Isostasy; Microclimate; Natural selection; Pedogenesis; Plate tectonics; Refugia; Soil; Sustainability; Topography; Uniformitarianism; Zonality
