A Handbook of Physical Geography

by Ganesh Prasad

Overview

Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the domain of human geography. This book contains the fundamental and basic information of physical geography and the selection of contents makes it an appropriate textbook for the students. The publication includes history of the earth; climate and weather; mountains, plains and plateaus; earthquake and volcanoes; natural vegetation; hydrosphere; deserts; cloud, rain and ground water; lakes and islands etc. Contents: Introduction . The Earth as a Planet . Geography and the Tropics . Fields of Physical Geography . Soil Science . Rock . Mountain . Oceans and Atmosphere . Plant Geography . Nature of Cartography . The Geographical Distribution of Man.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789390413911
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	302
File size:	569 KB

About the Author

Ganesh Prasad has written four best-selling science books and made several award-winning documentaries. He is a geologist, research scientist and technical editor. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Geology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, graduating with First Class Honours in 1975. At the Third International Conference on Creationism in Pittsburgh (1994), he was presented with the Technical Excellence Award for the best technical paper, a paper on evidence for regional metamorphism within the creationist timeframe.