1. The Earth as a Rotating Planet 2. The Earth’s Global Energy Balance 3. Air Temperature 4. Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation 5. Winds and Global Circulation 6. Weather Systems 7. Global Climates and Climate Change 8. Biogeographic Processes 9. Global Biogeography 10. Global Soils 11. Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics 12. Tectonic and Volcanic Landform 13. Weathering and Mass Wasting 14. Freshwater of the Continents 15. Landforms Made by Running Water 16. Landforms Made by Waves and Wind 17. Climate Definitions and Boundaries