1st Edition

Physical Geography: The Key Concepts

By Richard John Huggett Copyright 2010
    224 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    224 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Physical Geography: The Key Concepts is a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field. It provides extended definitions of terms that are fundamental to physical geography and its many branches, covering topics such as:

    • biogeography
    • ecology
    • climatology
    • meteorology
    • geomorphology
    • hydrology
    • pedology

    Complete with informative tables, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading, this is a highly accessible guide for those studying physical geography and related courses.

    Adaptation; Aridity; Bioclimate; Catastrophism; Continental drift; Convection; Desertification; Dispersal; Ecosystem; Equifinality; Eustasy; Extinction; Geochronology; Gradualism; Hydrological cycle; Invasive species; Isostasy; Microclimate; Natural selection; Pedogenesis; Plate tectonics; Refugia; Soil; Sustainability; Topography; Uniformitarianism; Zonality

    Biography

    Richard Huggett is a Reader in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester. His publications include Fundamentals of Biogeography, Fundamentals of Geomorphology and The Natural History of the Earth, all published by Routledge.

    'A well-written compilation of key concepts in physical geography and, as such, is appropriate for anyone new to the field. Summing Up: Highly recommended.'CHOICE