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| Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation (8th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Tom L. Mcknight, Darrel Hess
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $114.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 72260
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0131451391
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.02
EAN: 9780131451391
ASIN: 0131451391
Publication Date: June 18, 2004
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Product Description
For introductory Physical Geography courses. The only text to focus thematically on landscape appreciation, this best-seller fosters a solid understanding of Earth and its physical geography. Its clear, user-friendly writing style, superior art program, and abundant pedagogy appeal to a wide variety of students. This edition includes the newly revised and expanded Student Animations CD that helps students understand difficult physical processes.
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 A Fair Attempt August 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although the authors clearly have a deep command and even affection for their subject, the text in this book is often murky. It is a serviceable work for beginners, but certainly not for novices to the area of physical geography. More strict editing and a more "user-friendly" layout in the text are called for, although the graphics do a generally competent job of illustrating more difficult concepts. I would recommend this book with reservations.
 BUYERS BE AWARE 8th Edition Published August 31, 2004
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
Fall 2004 & Spring 2005 Students: the 8th edition of this book is published and comes with a CD, and, in some cases, a free world atlas. Check with your instructor for requirements. In any case, I wouldn't spend $100 for the 7th edition.
Haven't read the book yet, so no rating.
 Very well-written and illustrated text with great photos May 23, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Obviously written by authors who have a deep appreciation for this subject and a desire to pass on their knowledge, this text is useful not just for students of physical geography, but for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of geopolitics, area studies, anthropology, world history, etc. For example, I would have no clue about the culture, history and politics of Central Asia/Afghanistan and vicinity (my area of interest) without having a comprehensive understanding of the physical terrain and climate of this region--and how its inhabitants have adapted to it. I would not have gained this understanding without reading this text.My only complaint is that I had hoped for more emphasis on environmental issues. The authors may feel that this is beyond the scope of an introductory text; but problems such as the shrinking Aral Sea and tropical rainforest destruction are so widely catastrophic that I believe they deserve greater attention and understanding even at the introductory level.
 still on my bookshelf February 19, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I remember this book from when I was an undergraduate, lo these many years ago (OK, so it was an earlier edition)! I'm glad to see it is still available and updated -- I enjoyed it then and I am using it now in answering the questions my children throw at me. This is an excellent resource book. I probably wouldn't pick it up as a light read at bedtime, but if you are interested in this topic you could do far worse than to get _Physical Geography_.
 Book is conundrum November 3, 2003
3 out of 14 found this review helpful
Suffice it to say, this text is awful, an arduous task to understand and conceptualize. I'm taking a lower level geography course with this book as the primary text and find myself ready to punch a wall when attempting to read.
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