The new edition is a result of careful revision and contains 20 lab exercises, divided into logical sections, allowing for flexibility in the order of their presentation. Each exercise comes with a list of learning concepts. This is the only manual that comes with its own complete glossary and stereo lenses and stereo maps for viewing photo stereo pairs presented in the manual. A complete Solutions Manual is available for the instructor (0-13-133094-2).

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Summary: Excellent text book
Comment: We had this text for a second year Physical Geography course at UAF. It was a great text. Easy to read, yet very complete. It certainly covers the basics: bio-litho-hydo and atmo.. spheres, and their inter-relationships. It does this in a very readable and engaging manner. If you are looking for a course book, I highly recommend it. The prof who teaches the course is great, so take this with a grain of salt, but together - every semester the two of them together (book and prof) snag a few new geography majors and minors for the department.

Finally, I am in my last year here, taking some pretty advanced courses in ecology, biology, soils and climate; and every now and then when I need a broad but detailed overview, I refer back to this text in order to refresh that "Big Picture." It's definately a keeper.

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