Geosystems

Robert W. Christopherson is Professor Emeritus of Geography, American River College, and is the author of the leading physical geography texts in the US and Canada: Geosystems, 7/E, Elemental Geosystems, 5/E, Geosystems Canadian Edition, 2/E, and Applied Physical Geography, 7/E, all published by Pearson Prentice Hall. He attended Cal State University-Chico, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. His first textbook was published in 1992. He has spoken across the US and Canada to hundreds of colleges, groups, and at professional meetings. He and his nature photographer wife have completed 10 polar expeditions since September 2003 to gather information and photos for his textbooks. Robert was appointed recently to the Editorial Board of Goode's World Atlas, 22nd Edition, published by Rand McNally.

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Essentials of Geography





PART I

The Energy-Atmosphere System

2 Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

3 Earth’s Modern Atmosphere

4 Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

5 Global Temperatures

6 Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

 

PART II

The Water, Weather, and Climate Systems

7 Water and Atmospheric Moisture

8 Weather

9 Water Resources

10 Global Climate Systems

 

PART III

The Earth-Atmosphere Interface

11 The Dynamic Planet

12 Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

13 Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

14 River Systems and Landforms

15 Eolian Processes and Arid Landscapes

16 The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Landforms

17 Glacial and Periglacial Processes and Landforms

 

PART IV

Soils, Ecosystems, and Biomes

18 The Geography of Soils

19 Ecosystem Essentials

20 Terrestrial Biomes

21 Earth and the Human Denominator