A Handbook of Physical Geography

Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the domain of human geography. This book contains the fundamental and basic information of physical geography and the selection of contents makes it an appropriate textbook for the students. The publication includes history of the earth; climate and weather; mountains, plains and plateaus; earthquake and volcanoes; natural vegetation; hydrosphere; deserts; cloud, rain and ground water; lakes and islands etc. Contents: Introduction . The Earth as a Planet . Geography and the Tropics . Fields of Physical Geography . Soil Science . Rock . Mountain . Oceans and Atmosphere . Plant Geography . Nature of Cartography . The Geographical Distribution of Man.