A Textbook of Physical Geography

Physical Geography explains the spatial characteristics of the various natural phenomena associated with the Earth’s hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere. It is a branch of geography concerned with natural features and phenomena of the earth’s surface, as landforms, drainage features, climates, soils, and vegetation. This comprehensive book is designed to serve as a primary textbook for Physical Geography at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It helps in understanding of the landscapes, land formation by wind, formation of reefs and the soils. It describes the rivers, lakes, ocean deposits and hydrosphere while exploring faster moving flows and continuous flows. Land ice and the Volcanoes are also explained along with the environmental change. The text is well-organized, easy-toread and covers the syllabi of several universities, providing the students and teachers with a thorough understanding of the subject.