Essentials of Physical Geography

The Earth system and physical geography representations of planet Earth Earth as a planet the atmosphere, atmospheric heating, and temperature atmospheric pressure and winds global circulation patterns moisture, condensation and precipitation air masses and atmospheric disturbances climate and climate change low latitude and arid regions middle latitude and arid regions middle latitude, high latitude and highland regions ecosystems soils and soil development Earth's interior Earth's crust and plate tectonics landforms and tectonic processes gradation, weathering and mass movement underground water and karst landforms fluvial landforms and processes landforms of glacial systems Aeolian landforms the global ocean waves and coastal landforms a dynamic physical environment.