| Introduction / Part 1： |
| Introducing Physical Geography / 1： |
| Introducing Geography |
| Realms of Geography |
| Tools in Geography |
| Systems in Physical Geography |
| Understanding Physical Geography |
| Physical Geography, Environment, and Global Change |
| Spheres, Scales, Systems, and Cycles / 2： |
| The Four Great Earth Realms |
| Scales in Physical Geography |
| Weather and Climate Systems / Part 2： |
| The Earth as a Rotating Planet / 3： |
| The Shape of the Earth |
| Earth Rotation |
| The Geographic Grid |
| Map Projections |
| Global Time |
| The Earth's Revolution Around the Sun |
| The Global Energy System / 4： |
| Electromagnetic Radiation |
| Insolation over the Globe |
| World Latitude Zones |
| Composition of the Atmosphere |
| Sensible Heat and Latent Heat Transfer |
| Net Radiation, Latitude, and the Energy Balance |
| Air Temperature and Air Temperature Cycles / 5： |
| Surface Temperature |
| Air Temperature |
| The Daily Cycle of Air Temperature |
| Temperature Structure of the Atmosphere |
| The Annual Cycle of Air Temperature |
| World Patterns of Air Temperature |
| Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect |
| Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation / 6： |
| Three States of Water |
| The Hydrosphere and the Hydrologic Cycle |
| Humidity |
| The Adiabatic Process |
| Clouds |
| Precipitation |
| Air Quality |
| Winds and the Global Circulation System / 7： |
| Atmospheric Pressure |
| Winds and Pressure Gradients |
| Global Wind and Pressure Patterns |
| Local Winds |
| Winds Aloft |
| Temperature Layers of the Ocean |
| Ocean Currents |
| Weather Systems / 8： |
| Air Masses |
| Traveling Cyclones and Anticyclones |
| Tropical and Equatorial Weather Systems |
| Poleward Transport of Heat and Moisture |
| Cloud Cover, Precipitation, and Global Warming |
| The Global Scope of Climate / 9： |
| Temperature Regimes |
| Global Precipitation |
| Climate Classification |
| Low-Latitude Climates / 10： |
| Overview of the Low-Latitude Climates |
| The Wet Equatorial Climate 1 |
| The Monsoon and Trade-Wind Coastal Climate 2 |
| The Wet-Dry Tropical Climate 3 |
| The Dry Tropical Climate 4 |
| Highland Climates of Low Latitudes |
| Midlatitude and High-Latitude Climates / 11： |
| Overview of the Midlatitude Climates |
| The Dry Subtropical Climate 5 |
| The Moist Subtropical Climate 6 |
| The Mediterranean Climate 7 |
| The Marine West-Coast Climate 8 |
| The Dry Midlatitude Climate 9 |
| The Moist Continental Climate 10 |
| Overview of the High-Latitude Climates |
| The Boreal Forest Climate 11 |
| The Tundra Climate 12 |
| The Ice Sheet Climate 13 |
| Systems and Cycles of the Solid Earth / Part 3： |
| Earth Materials and the Cycle of Rock Change / 12： |
| The Crust and Its Composition |
| Igneous Rocks |
| Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks |
| Metamorphic Rocks |
| The Cycle of Rock Change |
| The Lithosphere and the Tectonic System / 13： |
| The Structure of the Earth |
| The Geologic Time Scale |
| Major Relief Features of the Earth's Surface |
| Plate Tectonics |
| Continents of the Past |
| Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms / 14： |
| Landforms |
| Volcanic Activity |
| Landforms of Tectonic Activity |
| Earthquakes |
| Systems of Landform Evolution / Part 4： |
| Weathering and Mass Wasting / 15： |
| Physical Weathering |
| Chemical Weathering and Its Landforms |
| Mass Wasting |
| Induced Mass Wasting |
| Processes and Landforms of Arctic and Alpine Tundra |
| The Cycling of Water on the Continents / 16： |
| Ground Water |
| Limestone Solution by Ground Water |
| Problems of Ground Water Management |
| Surface Water |
| Stream Flow |
| Lakes |
| Surface Water As a Natural Resource |
| Fluvial Processes and Landforms / 17： |
| Slope Erosion |
| The Work of Streams |
| Stream Gradation |
| Fluvial Processes in an Arid Climate |
| Landforms and Rock Structure / 18： |
| Rock Structure as a Landform Control |
| Landforms of Horizontal Strata and Coastal Plains |
| Landforms of Warped Rock Layers |
| Landforms Developed on Other Land-Mass Types |
| The Work of Waves and Wind / 19： |
| The Work of Waves |
| Tidal Currents |
| Types of Coastlines |
| Wind Action |
| Sand Dunes |
| Loess |
| Glacier Systems and the Ice Age / 20： |
| Glaciers |
| Alpine Glaciers |
| Ice Sheets of the Present |
| Sea Ice and Icebergs |
| The Ice Age |
| Landforms Made by Ice Sheets |
| Investigating the Ice Age |
| Systems and Cycles of Soils and the Biosphere / Part 5： |
| Soil Systems / 21： |
| The Nature of the Soil |
| The Soil Water Balance |
| Soil Development |
| The Global Scope of Soils |
| Systems and Cycles of the Biosphere / 22： |
| Energy Flow in Ecosystems |
| Biomass as an Energy Source |
| Biogeochemical Cycles in the Biosphere |
| Biogeographic Processes / 23： |
| Ecological Biogeography |
| Ecological Succession |
| Historical Biogeography |
| Biodiversity |
| Global Ecosystems / 24： |
| Natural Vegetation |
| Structure and Life-form of Plants |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems--The Biomes |
| The Canadian System of Soil Classification / Appendix 1： |
| Climate Definitions and Boundaries / Appendix 2： |
| Conversion Factors / Appendix 3： |
| Answers to Problems |
| Glossary |
| Photo Credits |
| Index |
| Introduction / Part 1： |
| Introducing Physical Geography / 1： |
| Introducing Geography |
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