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Joseph A. Holden, Joseph Holden - ISBN: 9781292083575

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River Systems Lecture Summary
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture summary on river systems. This is an introduction to the topic covering hydrological systems and their operations as well as human and climate impacts. Recommended reading provided (also available to download in the module)

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Lecture 3: Weather Systems - Temperate Regions and Global Warming
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 3 - Weather Systems - temperate regions and global warming. Topics covered: North Western Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe Recommended Reading included (some available for download in this module)

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Lecture 1: Introduction & Lecture 2: Atmosphere and Oceans; Importance to Climate
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 1 - Introduction - Earth Sciences Topics covered - contents of the course Lecture 2 - The atmosphere and the ocean - their importance to climate Topics Covered: earth temperature controls distribution of the Earth's heat, Ocean currents, atmospheric circulation Recommended readings included (some available to download in this module)

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Lecture 18 Continued & Lecture 19: Water in the Desert
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 18 - Arid zone geomorphology - processes and landscapes Topics covered: key issues in drylands, impacts of dust in the environment Recommended reading included (some available to download in this module) Lecture 19 - Water in the desert - human use and climate change Topics covered: human uses of water resources Recommended reading available in Lecture 19 continued

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Lecture 14 Continued & Lecture 15: Human and Climate Impacts on River Systems
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 14 - River System - hydrological systems and their operations Topics covered: magnitude and frequency, morphological river types, river activity calculations Recommended reading included (some available for download on this module) Lecture 15 - River systems - human and climate impacts Topics covered: terminology, the impact of agriculture and landscape clearance Recommended reading available on Lecture 15 continued & Lecture 16

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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 12 - The cryosphere - glacial systems and processes Topics covered: sediment transportation in glaciers, glacial landforms, reconstruction of past glacial limits Recommended reading included (some available to download in this module)

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Lecture 11 Continued & Lecture 12: Glacial Systems and Processes
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 11 - Unstable landscape - slope processes and dynamics Topics covered: courses/catalysts of soil erosion, predictions for the Mediterranean Recommended Reading included (some available to download in this module) Lecture 12 - The Cryosphere - glacial systems and processes Topics covered: terminology, glacial formation, accumulation zone Recommended reading available at Lecture 12 continued

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Readings 15 - Holden, 2012 & Knight, Harrison, 2013
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Summaries of texts: Holden (2012) 'An introduction to physical geography and the environment', Glacial geological processes and glacial sediments', pp. 487-499 'Magnitude - frequency concepts in physical geography', pp. 22 Knight & Harrison, (2013) 'The impacts of climate change on terrestrial Earth surface systems', Nature Climate Change, 3, pp. 24-29

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Readings 12 - Smith, 2012 & Goudie et al, 2012 & Mckay et al, 2009
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Summaries of texts: Smith, (2012) 'Weathering', Chapter 7 in Holden, 'An Introduction to physical geography and the Environment', Goudie et al, (2012) 'Weathering and the global carbon cycle: geomorphological perspectives', Earth-science reviews, 113, 59-71

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Readings 15 - Holden, 2012 & Knight, Harrison, 2013
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Summaries of texts: Holden (2012) 'An introduction to physical geography and the environment', Glacial geological processes and glacial sediments', pp. 487-499 'Magnitude - frequency concepts in physical geography', pp. 22 Knight & Harrison, (2013) 'The impacts of climate change on terrestrial Earth surface systems', Nature Climate Change, 3, pp. 24-29

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Readings 14 - Watt, Pyle, Mather, 2013 & Holden, 2012
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Summaries of texts: Watt, Pyle, Mather (2013) 'The volcanic response to deglaciation evidence from glaciated arcs and a reassessment of glacial eruption records', Earth-Science Review, 122, 77-102 Holden, (2012) 'An Introduction to physical geography and the environment', Sediments and sedimentation, pp 244-267

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Readings 12 - Smith, 2012 & Goudie et al, 2012 & Mckay et al, 2009
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Summaries of texts: Smith, (2012) 'Weathering', Chapter 7 in Holden, 'An Introduction to physical geography and the Environment', Goudie et al, (2012) 'Weathering and the global carbon cycle: geomorphological perspectives', Earth-science reviews, 113, 59-71

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Lecture 5 continued & Lecture 6: Ecosystem stability
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 5 - Ecosystems and environmental change Topics covered: predicted future impacts on ecosystem processes, ecosystem responses Recommended Reading Lecture 6 - Ecosystem stability - the concept of stability under changing conditions Topics covered: terminology, resilience

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Lecture 4 continued & Lecture 5: Ecosystem and Environmental Change
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 4 - Ecosystem dynamics - the nature of nutrient cycling Topics Covered: reading list Recommended Reading included Lecture 5 - Ecosystem and environmental change Topics covered: IPCC 4th Assessment, current changes, predicted changes, observations so far

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Lecture 2 continued & Lecture 3: Ecosystem Succession and Human Disturbance
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 2 - Ecosystem Dynamics - Primary and secondary productions Topics covered: endotherms, what is a sustainable biome, human manipulation Recommended Reading included Lecture 3 - Ecosystem succession and human disturbance Topics covered: ecosystem change, internal factors Recommended Reading available at Lecture 3 continued & Lecture 4

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Readings 2 Pianka 1966 & Thomas 2008
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Reading summaries from texts: Pianka (1966) 'Latitudinal gradients in species diversity: a review of concepts', American Naturalist, 100, 33-46 Thomas (2008) 'The Biosphere', in Holden, 'An introduction to physical geography and the environment',

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Lecture 8 continued & Lecture 9: Humid tropical deforestation
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 8 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere - natural and human interactions Topics covered - symptoms of land degradation, reducing degradation Recommended reading included (some available to download in this module) Lecture 9 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere 2 - humid tropical deforestation Topics covered: forest services Recommended reading available at Lecture 9 continued & Lecture 10

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Lecture 7 continued & Lecture 8: Natural & Human interactions
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 7 - Harvesting the ecosystem - carrying capacity and human needs Topics covered: reading Recommended Reading included (some available to download in this module) Lecture 8 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere - natural and human interactions Topics covered: terminology, consequences of land degradation Recommended reading available at Lecture 8 continued & Lecture 9

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Lecture 6 continued & Lecture 7: Harvesting the ecosystem
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*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 6 - Ecosystem stability - the concept of stability under changing conditions Topics covered: Reading Recommended reading included (some available to download in this module) Lecture 7 - Harvesting the ecosystem - carrying capacity and human needs Topics Covered: carrying capacity, Malthus' theory, terminology Recommended reading available at Lecture 7 continued & Lecture 8

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Résumé An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment

An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment 4e editie is een boek van Joseph A. Holden uitgegeven bij Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 9781292083575 <br /><br />This highly respected and best-selling textbook provides an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to the major topics within physical geography. It focuses on understanding the inter-linkages between processes, places and environments and is comprehensively illustrated to demonstrate how the physical environment works. Now in its fourth edition, the book has been thoroughly updated throughout to contain the latest research. Between them, the contributors have researched in detail every environment on the planet, providing an unrivalled source of rich information from around the world for both undergraduate and postgraduate study in the field of physical geography. An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment is accompanied by a rich and extensive range of electronic support resources including updated weblinks relevant for each chapter, an extended and annotated further reading list for each chapter, multiple choice questions, fieldwork exercises and interactive models.