PhysicalGeography.net contains four
main components:
Fundamentals (of Physical Geography) Online
Textbook, Glossary
of Terms, Internet Weblinks,
and Search Site.
The Fundamentals of Physical
Geography (2nd Edition) online textbook describes an
area of knowledge within Geography known as Physical Geography.
The overall purpose of this work is to teach the connected world
about my favorite topic of conversation Physical Geography. The Fundamentals
of Physical Geography online textbook contains
over three hundred pages of information and more than four hundred
2-D illustrations, photographs, and animated graphics organized
into ten chapters. Important key terms
in the text are linked to an interactive glossary
of terms.
Nested
within the pages of this online textbook are
links to study guide pages and additional
reading pages for each
chapter. Please note that the pages found in this work are
always in a state of being improved. Your comments, emailed to
me, play an important role in this process.
As you have already learned, key terms in the online
textbook Fundamentals of Physical Geography are
hyperlinked to a Glossary of Terms. This Glossary
of Terms contains the definitions for about 2000 terms
commonly used in Physical Geography (and Earth Science). I hope
to increase the number terms defined to about 3000 by the end of
this year (2006).
The Internet Weblinks component
of this site contains hundreds of links to sites on the internet
that contain useful information related to Physical Geography.
These links are organized accorded to the chapters found in the Fundamentals
of Physical Geography online textbook.
To help find information on this site quickly a search
engine is available. To use the search engine select the
"Search Site" link located
in the top navigation bar found on all the site's pages.
During 2005, about 500,000 distinct
computer clients (users) accessed PhysicalGeography.net and
more than 1.1 million page visits took place.
I hope you enjoy PhysicalGeography.net!
Michael Pidwirny, Associate
Professor
Unit of Biology and Physical Geography
Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
University of British Columbia Okanagan
3333 University Way
Kelowna, British Columbia
CANADA V1V 1V7
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