Essentials of Physical Geography (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

ESSENTIALS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY uses the combined expertise of three respected geographers to create the ultimate tool for illustrating physical geography concepts and helping students bridge the gap between scientific theory, practical application, and the human-environmental interface. The text emphasizes student involvement and interaction in the learning process, while combining the traditional and newer systems approaches. ESSENTIALS identifies and demonstrates three major roles for the discipline--Geography as a Physical Science, Geography as the Spatial Science, and Geography as Environmental Science. Our vibrant author team consists of Gabler (Western Illinois), Petersen (Southwest Texas State) and a new addition to the team--Trapasso (Western Kentucky). Gabler's decades of authoring experience combine with Petersen's geomorphology specialty and Trapasso's climatology expertise to invigorate a classic text. We offer a unique technology package, combining two proprietary CD-ROMs with FREE InfoTrac® College Edition access.

During his nearly five decades of professional experience, Professor Gabler taught five years in public elementary and secondary schools in addition to university teaching of geography at Hunter College, City of New York, Columbia University, and Western Illinois University. At times in his lengthy career at Western he served as Chairperson of the Geography and Geology Department, Chairperson of the Geography Department, and University Director of International Programs. He received three University Presidential Citations for Teaching Excellence and University Service, served two terms as Chairperson of the Faculty Senate, edited the Bulletin of The Illinois Geographical Society, and authored numerous articles in state and national periodicals. He is a Past-President of the Illinois Geographical Society, former Director of Coordinators and Past-President of the National Council for Geographic Education, and the recipient of the NCGE George J. Miller Distinguished Service Award. During his tenure at Western, Dr. Gabler traveled widely throughout the United States, western and southern Europe, eastern Asia, and India, planning, organizing, and leading University Exchange programs, conducting field research, and compiling extensive slide photograph files. His major publications include, Editor: A HANDBOOK FOR GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS (Illinois Office of Public Instruction); Co-author: FOLLETT ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES SERIES (Follett Publishing Company); Senior Author: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (Rinehart Press); and Senior Author: ESSENTIALS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (Holt, Rinehart and Winston and Saunders College Publishing).