Physical Geography: The Global Environment
by H.J. de Blij and Peter O. Muller · H.J. de Blij & Peter O. Muller
A comprehensive textbook covering Earth's physical systems: climate, landforms, soils, biogeography, and water and energy cycles, with regional case studies used to explain how these processes shape environments worldwide.
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