CONTENTS







1. THE EARTH SYSTEM AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY--1-14

 2. REPRESENTATIONS OF EARTH--1-21

 3. EARTH AS A PLANET--1-9

 4. THE ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERIC HEATING AND TEMPERATURE--1-21

 5. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND WIND--1-12

 6. CIRCULATION PATTERNS--1--13

 7. MOISTURE, CONDENSATION, AND PRECIPITATION--1-20

 8. AIR MASSES AND ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES--1-19

 9. CLIMATE--1-22