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The Australian Physical Environment
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- Reviews
- Lecturer Resources
- Teacher Resources
- Student Resources
- Sample Pages
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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.
Winner of an Australian Education Publishing Award 2009
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.
Winner of an Australian Education Publishing Award 2009
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
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
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
Click here to download the Glossary in PDF form
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.
This site is password protected for lecturers who have prescribed the textbook. Please contact your local Higher Education sales representative who will assist you with access to this website.
Click here to download the Glossary in PDF form
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.
This site is password protected for lecturers who have prescribed the textbook. Please contact your local Higher Education sales representative who will assist you with access to this website.