Part 1: The Origin of Land and Sea 1. The Origin of the Earth’s Rocks 2. Rocks Made From Sediments 3. Earthquakes, Faults and Folds 4. Continental Drift and Mountain Building Part 2: Atmosphere and Ocean 5. The Weather Machine 6. The World’s Weather 7. The Waters of the Oceans 8. The Water Cycle Part 3: Soils, Vegetation and Man 9. Weathering 10. Soil Information 11. Clothing the Surface 12. Man-Made Ecosystems Part 4: Shaping the Land 13. Mass Movement Processes 14. Rivers and Valleys in Humid Regions 15. Running Water and Limestones 16. Deserts 17. Glacial Landforms 18. Coastal Landforms Appendix 1: Latitude and Longitude Appendix 2: Time Appendix 3: Instruments to Measure Things.
Biography
Brian J. Knapp taught Geography at Leighton Park School in Reading for many years.
Original Review of Earth and Man:
‘[a] first class text.’ Kenneth Maclean, Scottish Geographical Magazine, Volume 100, Issue 1 (1984).
