Physical Geography
Welcome to Physical Geography at College of the Canyons. This textbook was designed especially for College of the Canyons students, as a resource to instill the knowledge and adventure that the discipline of geography holds for so many of us. The following units will cover a wide array of topics suc...
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Clarita, CA
College of the Canyons
[2020]
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| Edition: | Version 1 |
| Series: | Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
- Unit 1: Introduction to Geography as a Discipline
- Unit 2: Earth’s Place within the Cosmos
- Unit 3: Introduction to Geology & Geologic Time
- Unit 4: Mapping Earth’s Surface
- Unit 5: Earth-Sun Relationships: Reasons for the Seasons
- Unit 6: Earth’s Atmosphere
- Unit 7: Elements of Weather & Climate
- Unit 8: Basic Mineral Development
- Unit 9: Igneous Rocks
- Unit 10: Sedimentary Rocks
- Unit 11: Metamorphism & Metamorphic Rocks
- Unit 12: Weathering & Soils
- Unit 13: Earths Dynamic Surface: Plate Tectonics
- Unit 14: Earths Dynamic Surface: Tectonics Force
- Unit 15: Earths Dynamic Surface: Volcanoes
- Unit 16: Shaped by Coastal Processes
- Unit 17: Shaped by Rivers & Running Water
- Unit 18: Shaped by Wind as a Geomorphic Agent
- Unit 19: Shaped by Glaciers