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.
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.
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.
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.