TY - BOOK AU - Marsh,William M. TI - Physical geography : great systems and global environments SN - 9780521764285 (hbk.) U1 - 910.02 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Physical geography N1 - Includes index; Part I Earth's Energy, Climate, and Ocean Systems 1. Mapping our Course of Study -- 2. An Overview of Planet Earth: Some Geographic Observations and Facts -- 3. The Sun-Earth Energy System: Fuel for a Planet -- 4. Earth's Radiation and Heat Systems Over Land and Water -- 5. The Great Systems of Global Air and Ocean Circulation -- 6. Atmospheric Moisture, Precipitation and Weather Systems -- 7. Global Climate, Formative Systems, and Human Adaptation -- 8. Climate Change, Past, Present, and Future Part II Earth's Life Support Systems 9. Earth as an Ecosystem: Energy, Food, and life -- 10. Biogeography: Geographic Distribution of Plant and Animal Types -- 11. Humans as Geographic Agents in a Changing World -- 12. Soil Systems, Processes, and Formation -- 13. Soil Types, Distribution, and Land-use Relations IS Earth's Water Systems -- 14. The Global Water System -- 15. Runoff, Streamflow, and Watershed Systems -- 16. Groundwater Systems, Lakes, and Water Resources Part IV Earth's Rock and Mountain Systems 17. Earth's Internal System: Heat, Convection, Rocks, and the Planet's Skin -- 18. The Formation and Geographic Organization of the Continents and Ocean Basins -- 19. Mountain Systems, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Part V Earth's Erosional and Landform Systems 20. Geomorphic Systems: Rock Weathering, Hillslope Processes, and Slope Formation -- 21. Stream Systems, Valley Formation, and Fluvial Landscapes -- 22. Coastal Systems: Waves, Currents, and Landforms -- 23. Glacial Systems: Growth, Motion, and Work of Glacial Ice -- 24. Wind Systems: Sand Dunes, Dust, and Deserts ER -