Geography for Nongeographers.
Title:
Geography for Nongeographers.
Author:
Spellman, Frank R.
ISBN:
9781605906874
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (340 pages)
Series:
Science for Nonscientists ; v.7
Science for Nonscientists
Contents:
Preface -- I THE BASICS -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- II PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 2 Landforms -- CHAPTER 3 Weathering -- CHAPTER 4 Running Water Systems -- CHAPTER 5 Glacial Landforms -- CHAPTER 6 Volcanic Landforms and Plate Tectonics -- CHAPTER 7 Wind-Eroded Landforms -- CHAPTER 8 Coastal Features -- III CLIMATE AND WEATHER ASPECTS -- CHAPTER 9 Climate and Weather -- IV SOIL ASPECTS -- CHAPTER 10 Soil -- V ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS -- CHAPTER 11 Ecology -- VI HUMAN AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 12 Human Geography: Thematic Units -- APPENDIX A Worldwide Industry and Economic Development -- APPENDIX B Answers to Chapter Review Questions -- About the Author.
Abstract:
This book introduces readers to the most important aspects of geography and how they affect us. It covers all areas of geography, from physical geography to climate and weather to human and cultural geography. It is presented in an accessible and straightforward manner, explaining scientific concepts in the most basic way possible. Readers acquire an understanding of and skill in geographical principles, adding a critical component to their professional knowledge.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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