Table of Contents 1 Essentials of Geography PART I The Energy-Atmosphere System 2 Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons 3 Earth’s Modern Atmosphere 4 Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances 5 Global Temperatures 6 Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations PART II The Water, Weather, and Climate Systems 7 Water and Atmospheric Moisture 8 Weather 9 Water Resources 10 Global Climate Systems PART III The Earth-Atmosphere Interface 11 The Dynamic Planet 12 Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism 13 Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement 14 River Systems and Landforms 15 Eolian Processes and Arid Landscapes 16 The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Landforms 17 Glacial and Periglacial Processes and Landforms PART IV Soils, Ecosystems, and Biomes 18 The Geography of Soils 19 Ecosystem Essentials 20 Terrestrial Biomes 21 Earth and the Human Denominator