Peter Muller

Physical Geography of the Global Environment

Peter Muller; H. J. De Blij

Synopsis:
Using a spatial perspective to address environmental issues, this edition presents the latest concepts relating to the Earth's climate history, contrasting them with new information on weather extremes during the past decade. Features new material onenvironmental developments such as biodiversity concerns, current dates on the geologic time scale, teleconnections (long-distance weather linkages that can relate California floods to Indonesian weather systems) and the newest satellite imagery. Contains numerous Perspective boxes on topics ranging from water usage in the U.S. through the location of the world's oldest rocks to the Los Angeles earthquake of 1994. Includes an expanded glossary, a pronunciation guide, case studies and hundreds of illustrations.

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Other editions: 2006, 2006, 2005, 2005, 2005, Hardcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2003, Softcover - 2002, 2001, Hardcover - 2000