01112nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200180009110000180010924500390012726000440016630000310021052006420024165000590088320240108094527.0240108b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780314062604  cAL  aeng  223a550bSCOI  aRalph C Scott  aIntroduction to physical geography  aNew YorkbWest Publishing Companyc1996  axv,560p.bPBc27.5x21.8cm.  aWriting in clear prose, Ralph Scott offers a complete introduction to physical geography in a concise paperback. It contains well-balanced, well-illustrated coverage of the major themes of physical geography: the characteristics, interdependence, and global distribution of the earth's major physical features (weather and climate, natural vegetation, soils, and landforms). The process-oriented approach, with an emphasis on systems, shows how the Earth is a single, functioning entity. An emphasis on North America characterizes this edition. Biogeography, particularly ecosystems and food chains, is covered in detail in two chapters.  2Earth sciences and geologyaEarth sciences and geology