The Australian Physical Environment uses a systems approach to introduce students to the three critical aspects of the physical environment: the atmosphere, the biosphere, and the lithosphere. International and national comparative examples are used to place Australia's unique environment within a global context.

Oxford University Press is proud to announce that The Australian Physical Environment was a Tertiary (Wholly Australian) Single Title joint category winner. The judges commented that the text was an "important and useful contribution to a field dominated by US textbooks, the book integrates Australian and international information well. Following a systems approach it employs a strong learning framework including case studies and around the world comparative examples."

Congratulations to Howard Bridgman, Deidre Dragovich and John Dodson.

• Written specifically for Australia, and its climate, biogeography and geomorphology.
• Case studies throughout help students apply the theory to real life issues
• Key terms are defined throughout and are listed at the end of each chapter along with suggestions for further reading and internet sites of interest
• 24 page colour plate insert

Part 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1 Australia in the Physical World

Chapter 2 The Earth in Space and Time

Part 2 The Atmosphere and the Climate System

Chapter 3 The Global Energy System

Chapter 4 Atmospheric Circulation

Chapter 5 Hydrologic Systems and Atmospheric Processes

Chapter 6 Ocean - Atmosphere Interactions

Chapter 7 Climatic Environments

Part 3 The Surface of the Earth

Chapter 8 The Development of teh Landscrape

Chapter 9 Landscapes, Sediments, and Soil Development

Chapter 10 Water in the Landscape

Chapter 11 Aeolian Landforms

Chapter 12 Coastal Landforms

Part 4  The Biosphere

Chapter 13 Historical Biogeography

Chapter 14 Ecological Biogeography

Chapter 15 Communities and Ecosystems

Part 5 Looking Towards the Future

Chapter 16 Current Trends in Environmental Systems

Appendix: Field Maps: A Key Tool for Geography and Environmental Science

Howard Bridgman – Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle

Deirdre Dragovich – Associate Professor, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney

John Dodson – Professor, Head of Institute for Environmental Research, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Glossary

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The lecturer resources are password-protected and available only to those adopting the text. The Teachers' Resource Manual includes the following resources:

Test bank – there are approximately 5 short answer and 2 essay questions per chapter for lecturers, viewable online.
PowerPoints – downloadable for teachers to easily structure their lectures with the text.
Image Gallery – containing quality images to download for use in lectures and presentations.

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Click here to download the Glossary in PDF form