Petersen, James F.

Physical geography / Petersen, James F. - Twelve Edition. - xxii, 648 pages: illustration; 28 cm.

Includes Bibliographical 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

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Physical geography.
Geography physique.
physical geography.
Physical geography.

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