Publisher's Synopsis
Designed to engage students in critical thinking and application, the exercises in this introductory, non-majors, earth science or physical geography course manual have been developed to cover the four fundamental disciplines of earth science: geology, astronomy, meteorology and oceanography.;This edition features a new chapter on weather analysis; vocabulary lists throughout the text which reinforce common earth science language; enhanced graphics and designs; world and regional maps that reflect current geographic changes spurred by recent political and demographic shifts; and a new colour section containing topographic maps.
