Originally published in 1981, this book combines specialist expertise with teaching insight to provide an active approach to physical geography in a data-response format and was aimed at A Level students. The whole spectrum of physical geography is covered in 35 self-contained topics. Each topic begins with a general introduction and is developed through the use of detailed examples. In all cases, emphasis has been placed on features and process that are familiar and accessible to students. The book is an eminently usable introduction to the study of the natural environment and man’s relationship with it.
Originally published in 1981, this book combines specialist expertise with teaching insight to provide an active approach to physical geography in a data-response format and was aimed at A Level students. The whole spectrum of physical geography is covered in 35 self-contained topics.
Part A: Fluvial Processes in Humid Temperate Areas
1. Storm Rainfall and
Its Relationship to Streamflow
2. Sources of Streamflow
3. The Simulation of
a Streamflow Hydrograph
4. The Work of the Stream
5. Rivers and Floodplains
6. Hillslope Form
7. Contemporary Hillslope Processes
8. Valley Shapes Part
B: Glacial and Periglacial Processes and Landforms
9. Periglacial
Environments
10. Ice in Valleys
11. Glacial Deposition
12. The Ice Margin
Part C: Coastal Processes and Landforms
13. The Nature of Waves and Breakers
14. The Causes of Beach Profile Variation
15. Longshore Variations in Coastal
Geomorphology Part D: Tropical Processes and Landforms
16. Water in the
Desert
17. Windforms and Processes
18. Landforms of Humid Tropical Weathering
Part E: Wider Aspects of Landform Studies
19. Desert Landscapes: Fossil or
Evolving?
20. The Evolution of Gordale Valley
21. The Quarternary
22. Mans
Impact on the Hydrological System
23. Mans Impact on the Coastal Environment
Part F: Meteorology and Climatology
24. Convection in the Air
25. The Weather
Associated with the Passage of a Depression over Britain
26. Weather Records
and Time
27. Temperatures and Cold Air Drainage in a Shallow Valley in
Southern England
28. Windchill and Human Endurance Part G: Pedology
29. Soil
Sequences
30. Land Evaluation
31. Soil Patterns From Air Photos
32. Soil
Erosion in Britain Part H: Biogeography
33. Plant Succession
34. Vegetation
Patterns in Grassland
35. The Effects of Management on Woodland Ecosystems.
Brian J. Knapp taught Geography at Leighton Park School in Reading for many years.
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