TY - BOOK AU - Christopherson,Robert W. TI - Geosystems SN - 0135053145 U1 - 910.02 PY - 1997/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Prentice Hall KW - Physical geography N1 - Map of "The Living Earth" on endpapers; 1. Essentials of Geography -- 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 -- 7. Water and Atmospheric Moisture -- 8. Weather -- 9. Water Resources -- 10. Global Climate Systems -- 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 -- 18. The Geography of Soils -- 19. Ecosystem Essentials -- 20. Terrestrial Biomes -- 21. Earth, Humans, and the New Millennium ER -