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Essentials of Geography. Important: To use the test banks below, you must download the TestGen software from the TestGen website. If you need help getting started, read the tutorials on the TestGen site. Pearson offers affordable and accessible purchase options to meet the needs of your students. Connect with us to learn more. Robert W. Geosystems evolved out of his teaching notes and was his graduate thesis: this is his lifes work.
He founded the geography program of American River College faculty. Together they have completed nine polar expeditions most recently in spring They attended the Arctic Climate Impact Symposium in Reykjavik, Iceland to acquire photo and video coverage and research.
Robert is the recipient of numerous awards, including the and Text and Academic Authors Association Textbook Award for Geosystems and Elemental Geosystems , 4th Edition, respectively. Ginger H. Birkeland received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her M.
Ginger worked as a professional river guide for 17 years on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, as well as on rivers in Australia and throughout the U. She also worked as a geomorphology consultant on several government-funded projects, including the Truckee River Recovery Plan in California and Nevada. She has worked as a coauthor with Robert Christopherson on Geosystems and Elemental Geosystems since Access Card Package.
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NEW - Climate in Crisis integrated sections within each chapter emphasize the dynamic impacts of climate change relative to that chapter, presenting students with the real-world effects of climate change. UPDATED - Art and images include new climate change figures throughout the eText give students a current, up-to-date visual experience of physical geography. Many of the photos were composed during expeditions by the author and his wife specifically for the text, providing authentic examples and applications of physical geography and Earth systems science.
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