Elemental Geosystems

by Robert W. Christopherson

For Introductory Physical Geography courses. Offering a briefer treatment of the elements of physical geography without sacrificing scientific content, Elemental Geosystems features a distinctive integration of human-Earth relationships, an applied flavor, and scientific correctness. Drawing on the readability, superior graphics, cartography, and scientific accuracy of its companion text, Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, Fourth Edition, Elemental Geosystems is written, organized, and illustrated to give students an accessible, systematic, and visually appealing start in physical geography.

Genres: Nonfiction, Stem, Geology, Textbooks, School, Science, College

586 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1900

Reviews

[Justin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book does a poor job of explaining of the various Geography terms and does not really help students understand the overall picture of what Geography is really about. It does a poor job of explaining the material in away that students can clearly understand.

[Daniel Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book clearly explained the various elements of geosystems, provided lots of examples, problems, and graphics, and was generally easy to use and understand.

[William Lockwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tedious at times, but it does a really good job at covering the basics of geosystems. If you enjoy geology.... this text makes it pretty easy to grasp.

[Kurt Nicolai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorough

I learned quite a bit from this textbook. Easy to consume information with plenty of pictures and diagrams. Good luck!

[Krischelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unlike many of the "advanced" texts I worked with at Columbia, this provides a very basic background for a person with little to no experience in environmental science or geography. For a person like me with some background, it is a great review and outlines concepts in a way that makes sense. Comes with a CD-ROM (which includes mini-quizzes) that is a great review tool for when you are tired of staring at pages and pages of text.

[Linda Hayashi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise, no fat.

[Earl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a good book, but a bit dry in some spots.