This book addresses critical environmental and natural issues against a background critical of the environmental working of our planet. Throughout, the authors' effective writing style and presentation of material capitalize on the theme of the interaction of humans in the environment.
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Student Study Guide, Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank, Transparencies, Software Modules, CD-ROM and Slide Set available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
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Using a spatial perspective to address environmental issues, this edition presents the latest concepts relating to the Earth's climate history, contrasting them with new information on weather extremes during the past decade. Features new material on environmental developments such as biodiversity concerns, current dates on the geologic time scale, teleconnections (long-distance weather linkages that can relate California floods to Indonesian weather systems) and the newest satellite imagery. Contains numerous Perspective boxes on topics ranging from water usage in the U.S. through the location of the world's oldest rocks to the Los Angeles earthquake of 1994. Includes an expanded glossary, a pronunciation guide, case studies and hundreds of illustrations.
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