Physical Geography

By Michael P. McIntyre

Book Overview

Written for freshman/sophomore level students who lack strong science backgrounds, this book is a study of the total physical environment. Thoroughly updated, it includes new photographs, diagrams, an expanded bibliography citing classic and modern sources, fresh statistical data, and metric equivalents. The text treats many new topics, including El Nino, fusion energy, sea bottom warm water jets activating oases of life, nuclear power for seawater desalinization, Mount St. Helens, and Holland's Rhine Delta Project.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471879150
• ISBN13: 9780471879152
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 534 Pages