Physical geography is the study of the earth's dynamic systems: its air, water, weather climate, landforms, rocks, soils, plants, ecosystems and biomes and how humans interact with the earth's systems. Physical geography is the study of the world around you. Everyone, every day, interacts with the earth's dynamic systems.

1: Introduction to Geography, Solar Energy and the Seasons
2: Measuring, Monitoring and Describing the Earth
3: The Atmosphere
4: Global Circulation
Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air, and together with ocean circulation is the means by which thermal energy is redistributed on the surface of the Earth. The Earth's atmospheric circulation varies from year to year, but the large-scale structure of its circulation remains fairly constant.
5: Water and Water Resources
6: Weather and Climate
7: Earth Materials - The Lithosphere
8: Shaping the Lithosphere
9: Mass Wasting
10: The River and the Sea
11: The Biosphere
12: Quizzes and Exams
- 12.1: Quizzes
- 12.2: Exams
Back Matter
- Index
- Glossary