TY - BOOK AU - Petersen,James F. AU - Sack,Dorothy AU - Gabler,Robert E. TI - Physical geography SN - 9781111427504 U1 - 910.02 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Australia PB - Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning KW - Physical geography N1 - Includes index; 1. Physical Geography: Earth Environments And Systems -- 2. Representations Of Earth -- 3. Solar Energy And Earth-Sun Relationships -- 4. The Atmosphere, Temperature, And Earth's Energy Budget -- 5. Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, And Circulation Patterns -- 6. Humidity, Condensation, And Precipitation -- 7. Air Masses And Weather Systems -- 8. Global Climates And Climate Change -- 9. Low-Latitude And Arid Climate Regions -- 10. Middle-Latitude, Polar, And Highland Climate Regions -- 11. Biogeography -- 12. Soils And Soil Development -- 13. Earth Materials And Palte Tectonics -- 14. Tectonic And Volcanic Processes And Landforms -- 15. Weathering And Mass Wasting -- 16. Underground Water And Karst Landforms -- 17. Fluvial Processes And Landforms -- 18. Arid Region Landforms And Eolian Processes -- 19. Glacial Systems And Landforms -- 20. Coastal Processes And Landforms-- Appendixes-- Glossary-- Index N2 - Intends to show how Earth's physical geography impacts humans, and how humans impact Earth's physical geography. This text emphasizes three essential themes to demonstrate the major roles for the discipline - Geography as a Physical Science, Geography as the Spatial Science, and Geography as Environmental Science ER -