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18 Chapter 1 essentials of Geography
Inputs
Solar energy to Earth Earth’s modern atmosphere
Outputs
Global temperatures Wind and ocean currents
Actions
Atmosphere and surface energy balances
Human–Earth Relation
Air pollution
Acid deposition
Urban environment Human temperature response Solar energy
Wind power
Actions
Humidity Atmospheric stability Air masses
Inputs
Water Atmospheric moisture
Inputs
Heat from within Earth Solar energy to Earth Precipitation Wind
Inputs
Insolation Precipitation Biotic interactions Earth materials
PART I: The Energy–Atmosphere System
PART II: Water, Weather, and Climate Systems
PART III: Earth–Atmosphere Interface
PART IV: Soils, Ecosystems, and Biomes
Outputs
Weather Water resources Climatic patterns
Outputs
Crustal formation Orogenesis and vulcanism Landforms: karst, fluvial, eolian, coastal, glacial
Outputs
Soils, plants, animals, life Biodiversity Communities Biomes: marine and terrestrial
Human–Earth Relation Weather hazards
Water shortages Climate change
Actions
Rock and mineral formation Tectonic processes Weathering
Erosion, transport, deposition
Human–Earth Relation
Hazard perception
Geothermal power Floodplain management Sea-level rise
Actions
Photosynthesis/respiration Biochemical cycling Ecological succession Evolution
Human–Earth Relation
Soil erosion Desertification Biodiversity losses Ecosystem restoration
▲Figure 1.10 The systems in Geosystems. The sequence of systems flow in the organization of Parts I, II, III, and IV. [NASA.]
