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For introductory physical geography courses.
A brief, visual, and media-rich approach to physical geography
Highly regarded, best-selling author Robert Christopherson has partnered with renowned geographer and educator Stephen Cunha and longtime media author Charlie Thomsen to establish Geosystems Core, a brief, modular, highly visual and flexible textbook and springboard into physical geography. This approach allows instructors to teach concepts in their preferred order, empowering them to bring in their own case studies and applications to further illustrate the core concepts. Instructors can also easily augment and extend the 1st Edition of the print book by leveraging the rich library of media and customizable assessment resources in MasteringGeography.
Also available with Mastering Geography
This title is also available with MasteringTM Geography--an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Interactive, self-paced tutorials provide individualized coaching to help students stay on track. With a wide range of activities available, students can actively learn, understand, and retain even the most difficult concepts.
Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering Geography does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Geography, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Geography, search for:
0321949552 / 9780321949554 Geosystems Core Plus Mastering Geography with eText -- Access Card Package
This package contains:
0321834747 / 9780321834744 Geosystems Core
0321958276 / 9780321958273Mastering Geography with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Geosystems Core
Geosystems Core, 1st Edition is also available via Pearson eText, a simple-to-use, mobile, personalized reading experience that lets instructors connect with and motivate students - right in their eTextbook. Learn more.
Contents
Introduction to Physical Geography
Part I: Energy & Earth Systems
1. Solar Energy, Seasons, & the Atmosphere
2. Energy in the Atmosphere
3. Pressure, Winds, & Currents
Part II: Water, Weather, & Climate Systems
4. Atmospheric Water & Weather
5. Water Resources
6. Global Climate Systems
7. Climate Change
Part III: The Geosphere: Earth's Interior & Surface
8. Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, & Volcanism
9. Weathering & Mass Movement
10. Stream Erosion & River Systems
11. Coastal Systems & Wind Processes
12. Glacial Systems
Part IV: The Biosphere
13. Ecosystems & Soils
14. Biomes
