Modified Mastering Geography with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for McKnight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation - 18 months

For courses in physical geography.
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Helping students comprehend Earth's physical landscape
McKnight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation presents the concepts of physical geography in a clear, readable way to help students comprehend Earth's physical landscape. The time-proven approach to physical geography first presented by Tom McKnight over 35 years ago now has a new focus in the 13th Edition -- the parks, monuments, seashores, and recreational areas that comprise this country's National Park system serve as a source of inspiration for anyone interested in experiencing natural landscapes. They also provide the perfect introduction to topics that range from Earth’s physical features and the processes that form them, to the opportunities they provide for scientific research, and offer a lens through which to view climate change. The 13th Edition offers a truly meaningful integration of visualization, technology, and the latest applied science, providing essential opportunities to teach and engage students in these processes and patterns. 

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Darrel Hess began teaching geography at City College of San Francisco in 1990 and served as chair of the Earth Sciences Department from 1995 to 2009. After earning his bachelor's degree in geography at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1978, he served for two years as a teacher in the Peace Corps on Jeju Island, Korea. Upon returning to the United States, he worked as a writer, photographer, and audio visual producer. His association with Tom McKnight began as a graduate student at UCLA, where he served as one of Tom's teaching assistants. Their professional collaboration developed after Darrel graduated from UCLA with a master's degree in geography in 1990. He first wrote the Study Guide that accompanied the fourth edition of Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, and then the Laboratory Manual that accompanied the fifth edition. Darrel continues to author the Laboratory Manual, along with the California Edition of this book, now in its fourth incarnation. In 1999 Tom asked Darrel to join him as coauthor of the textbook. Darrel was the 2014 recipient of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Gilbert Grosvenor Geographic Education Honors. As did Tom, Darrel greatly enjoys the outdoor world. Darrel and his wife, Nora, are avid hikers, campers, and scuba divers.

1. Introduction to Earth
2. Portraying Earth
3. Introduction to the Atmosphere
4. Insolation and Temperature
5. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
6. Atmospheric Moisture
7. Atmospheric Disturbances
8. Climate and Climate Change
9. The Hydrosphere
10. Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere
11. Terrestrial Flora and Fauna
12. Soils
13. Introduction to Landform Study
14. The Internal Processes
15. Weathering and Mass Wasting
16. Fluvial Processes
17. Karst and Hydrothermal Processes
18. The Topography of Arid Lands
19. Glacial Modification of Terrain
20. Coastal Processes and Terrain