Encounter physical geography : interactive explorations of earth using Google Earth /

Workbook containing interactive exercises intended for use with online explorations of Google Earth for each chapter. Each chapter directs students to a corresponding Google Earth KMZ file, available for downloading at www.mygeoscienceplace.com.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Porter, Jess C.
Other Authors: O'Connell, Stephen Michael
Format: Printed Book
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : London : Prentice Hall ; Pearson Education [distributor], [2014]
Subjects:
Physical geography
Physical geography > Problems, exercises, etc.
Physical geography.
Geographieunterricht.
Lehrmittel.
Physische Geographie.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Google Earth
  • Portraying earth
  • Introduction to the atmosphere
  • Insolation and temperature
  • Atmospheric pressure and wind
  • Atmospheric moisture
  • Atmospheric disturbances
  • Climate and climate change
  • The hydrosphere
  • Cycles and patterns in the biosphere
  • Terrestrial flora and fauna
  • Soils
  • Introduction to landform study
  • The internal processes
  • Weathering and mass wasting
  • Fluvial processes
  • Karst and hydrothermal processes
  • The topography of arid lands
  • Glacial modification of terrain
  • Coastal processes and terrain.

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