1. Introduction to Earth
2. Portraying Earth
3. Introduction to the Atmosphere
4. Insolation and Temperature
5. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
6. Atmospheric Moisture
7. Atmospheric Disturbances
8. Climate and Climate Change
9. The Hydrosphere
10. Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere
11. Terrestrial Flora and Fauna
12. Soils
13. Introduction to Landform Study
14. The Internal Processes
15. Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting
16. Fluvial Processes
17. Solution Processes and Karst Topography
18. The Topography of Arid Lands
19. Glacial Modification of Terrain
20. Coastal Processes and Terrain
Darrel Hess began teaching geography at City College of San
Francisco in 1990 and served as chair of the Earth Sciences
Department from 1995 to 2009. After earning his bachelor’s degree
in geography at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1978, he
served for two years as a teacher in the Peace Corps on the Korean
island of Chejudo. Upon returning to the United States, he worked
as a writer, photographer, and audiovisual producer. His
association with Tom McKnight began as a graduate student at UCLA,
where he served as one of Tom’s teaching assistants. Their
professional collaboration developed after Darrel graduated from
UCLA with a master’s degree in geography in 1990. He first wrote
the Study Guide that accompanied the fourth edition of Physical
Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, and then the Laboratory Manual
that accompanied the fifth edition. Darrel has been authoring both
works ever since. In 1999 Tom asked Darrel to join him as coauthor
of the textbook. As did Tom, Darrel greatly enjoys the outdoor
world. Darrel and his wife Nora, are avid hikers, campers, and
scuba divers.
Tom L. McKnight taught geography at UCLA from 1956 to 1993.
He received his bachelor’s degree in geology from Southern
Methodist University in 1949, his master’s degree in geography from
the University of Colorado in 1951, and his Ph.D. in geography and
meteorology from the University of Wisconsin in 1955. During his
long academic career, Tom served as chair of the UCLA Department of
Geography from 1978 to 1983, and was director of the University of
California, Education Abroad Program in Australia from 1984 to
1985. Passionate about furthering the discipline of geography, he
helped establish the UCLA/Community College Geography Alliance and
generously funded awards for both undergraduate and graduate
geography students. His many honors include the California
Geographical Society’s Outstanding Educator Award in 1988, and the
honorary rank of Professor Emeritus upon his retirement from UCLA.
In addition to Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, his
other college textbooks include The Regional Geography of the
United States and Canada; Oceania: The Geography of Australia, New
Zealand, and the Pacific Islands; and Introduction to Geography,
with Edward F. Bergman. Tom passed away in 2004—the geographic
community misses him enormously.
Ask a Question About this Product More... |