This page provides an online book Physical Geography and Natural Disasters by R. Adam Dastrup that covers the following topics related to Geography : Introduction to Geographic Science, Universe and Solar System, Planet Earth, Tectonic Forces, Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition, Fresh Water Environments, Oceans and Coastal Environments, Atmosphere and Weather, Weather Systems and Severe Weather, Global Climates and Change.
Author(s): R. Adam Dastrup
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This page provides an online book World Regional Geography by Caitlin Finlayson that covers the following topics related to Geography : Introduction, Europe, Russia, North America, Middle and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Southwest Asia, South Asia, East and Southeast Asia, Oceania.
Author(s): Caitlin Finlayson
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This book integrates key concepts behind the technology with practical concerns and real-world applications. Topics covered includes: Map Anatomy, Data, Information, and Where to Find Them, Data Models for GIS, Geospatial Data Management, Data Characteristics and Visualization, Geospatial Analysis : Vector Operations, Cartographic Principles, GIS Project Management.
Author(s): Jonathan Campbell and MIchael Shin
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This note explores the different aspects of the natural environment, including the atmosphere and hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and emphasizes the fundamental relationships between these spheres.
Author(s): Sonoma State University
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This note covers the following topics: Maps and mapmaking, Landforms, Map projections, Climate, Primary economic activity, Population, Urbanization and suburbanization, Geopolitics, Tertiary economic activity, Air pollution, Natural hazards, Climate change, mapping technology, Water resources.
Author(s): Dr. Julie Cidell
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This note introduces the basic concepts of Biogeography, mainly concerned with the factors that determine the distribution of living organisms and their impact on the environment. Topics covered includes: Climatic Elements and Their Global Distribution, Climatic Controls And Factors, Climatic Classification, Micro And Man-made Climates, Climate Change and Fluctuations, Science Of Biogeography, Ecosystem Concept, Patterns and Types Of Distribution Of Living Organisms, Vegetation Processes, World Vegetation Its Distribution and Classification, Soils.
Author(s): Dr. Joy Apiyo Obando and Dr. George Lukoye Makokha
106Pages
This little book represents an attempt to develop a working knowledge of some of the principles of geography through the problem method of attack. Topics covered includes: The Earth As A Whole, Divisions Of The Earth's Surface: Land And Sea, The Surface Of The Land: Topography, Hydrography, The Atmosphere, Climatic Types And Their Correlatives, Distribution Of Vegetation, Distribution Of Animals and Distribution Of Man.
Author(s): Earl Emmet Lackey
137Pages
