The nature of the environment /

Goudie, Andrew.

The nature of the environment / Andrew Goudie. - 3rd ed. - Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass. : B. Blackwell, c1993. - xiii, 397 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global geological background -- Global climatic background -- Polar regions -- The mid-latitudes -- Deserts -- The tropics -- Mountains -- Coasts -- Plants and animals -- Tectonic features -- Slopes -- Soils and weathering -- The hydrological cycle -- Rivers -- Cities -- Nature, man and the environment.

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