An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment

An accessible and engaging introduction to the major topics within physical geography

Part I: The role of physical geography 1 - Approaching physical geography Part II: Continents and oceans 2 - Earth geology and tectonics 3 - Oceans Part III: Climate and weather 4 - Atmospheric processes 5 - Global climate and weather 6 - Regional and local climates Part IV: Soils, biogeography and ecology 7 - Soil and the environment 8 - The biosphere 9 - Biogeographical concepts 10 - Ecological processes Part V: Geomorphology and hydrology 11 - Erosion, weathering and landform evolution 12 - Sediments and sedimentation 13 - Catchment hydrology 14 - Fluvial geomorphology and river management 15 - Solutes 16 - Dryland processes and environments 17 - Coasts 18 - Glaciers and ice sheets 19 - Permafrost and periglaciation Part VI: Environmental change 20 - Quarternary environmental change 21 - Climate change: an unprecedented environmental challenge 22 - Vegetation and environmental change 23 - Remote sensing of environmental change 24 - Managing environmental change