·         Each chapter is written by a leading specialist in the field to provide informative, expert and practical coverage

·         A range of in-text features aid independent study including case studies, reflective questions, annotated further reading and weblinks

·         Boxed features, including Techniques, Environmental Change and New Directions help apply knowledge to the real world of physical geography

·         An impressively wide range of examples from around the world illustrates the physical environment with truly global scope

·         Brand new chapters on Coasts, Contemporary Climate Change, and Vegetation and Environmental Change and increased coverage of  weather systems, atmospheric circulation, basic geology and biodiversity

·         New Hazards feature helps apply understanding to contemporary environmental problems

·         It is accompanied by a rich and extensive range of online support resources which can be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/holden