"Geography for Nongeographers" by Frank R. Spellman (Repost)

This book is for people, nonspecialists, who want to learn about geography without taking a formal course. It can serve as a classroom supplement, tutorial aid, self-teaching guide, or home-schooling text.


This book introduces readers to the most important aspects of geography and how they affect us. It covers all areas of geography, from physical geography to climate and weather to human and cultural geography. The book is presented in an accessible and straightforward manner, explaining scientific concepts in the most basic way possible. Along with basic geographical principles, the text provides a clear, concise presentation of the consequences of the physical interactions with the environment we inhabit.

Each chapter ends with a chapter review test to help evaluate mastery of the concepts presented. Readers acquire an understanding of and skill in geographical principles, adding a critical component to their professional knowledge.


Contents
Preface
1 THE BASICS
Chapter 1 Introduction
2 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Chapter 2 Landforms
Chapter 3 Weathering
Chapter 4 Running Water Systems
Chapter 5 Glacial Landforms
Chapter 6 Volcanic Landforms and Plate Tectonics
Chapter 7 Wind-Eroded Landforms
Chapter 8 Coastal Features
3 CLIMATE AND WEATHER ASPECTS
Chapter 9 Climate and Weather
4 SOIL ASPECTS
Chapter 10 Soil
5 ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Chapter 11 Ecology
6 HUMAN AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
Chapter 12 Human Geography: Thematic Units
Appendix a Worldwide Industry and Economic Development
Appendix b Answers to Chapter Review Questions
Index
About the author

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