Hamster, 76, 144
Height-age ratio, 114
Herbertson, A.J., 4, 148
Hierarchy of ecosystem boundaries, 4
High plains, 42, 70
High-salinity
subtropical zone, 14, 16, 18, 20–21
tropical monsoon zone, 14, 16, 22
High-sea fishing, 20
Himalayas, 69, 90, 92, 93
Histosol, 41, 50, 52, 155
Holdridge, L.R., 36, 149
Holistic reasoning, 41
Horse latitudes, 14, 20, 23, 155
Hot continental division, 37, 42, 59–60, 91
Hot-summer continental climate, 59
Humid continental climate zone, 57
Humid subtropical climate, 37, 60
Humid temperate domain, 37, 38, 42, 55–59
Humid temperate zone, 28, 38
Humid tropical domain, 37, 38, 42, 59, 81, 82
Humid tropical zone, 28, 29, 32, 38
Humus, 41, 52, 55, 58, 60, 62, 64, 74, 76, 79, 81, 155
Hungary, 63
Hurricane, 23, 60
Hydrographs, 115, 155
Hydrologic cycles, 50, 55, 112, 137
Hydrologic zone, 13, 15
Hypothetical continent, 28, 31, 39
Hypothetical globe, 10
Hypothetical ocean basin, 15
I
Iceberg, 15, 17
Icecap, 36, 37, 95, 100
climate, 38, 47
division, 41, 42, 48, 91
Iceland, 20, 48
Ice sheets, 48, 50, 52, 62, 95, 97
Idaho Mountains, 105, 106
India, 83
Inner polar zone, 17
Insolation, 47
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
97, 123
Intertropical convergence (ITC) zone, 10, 24, 28, 81, 84,
142, 156
Intrazonal, 105, 107, 156
Invasive species, 120
IPCC. See Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
Iran, 72
Ireland, 62
Irrigation, 39, 75
Isachenko, A.G., 148
Island of Mindora, Philippines, 87
Isotherm, 24, 27, 31, 33, 37, 49, 59, 108, 156
ITC zone. See Intertropical convergence (ITC) zone
J
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 107
James, P., 16, 31, 40, 56, 65, 106, 148
Japan, 2, 10, 21, 57, 59–61, 93, 120, 151
Jet-stream zone, 19
Juniper, 90, 143
K
Kalahari Desert, 70
Karstification, 105
Kenya uplands, 91
Kinetic energy, 5
Ko ¨ppen, W., 36–38, 49, 59, 97–102, 149
Korea, 2, 59, 60, 120
Krill shrimp, 18
Krummholz, 90, 100, 156
Ku ¨chler, A.W., 3, 30, 43
Kuroshio Current, 10, 21
L
Labrador Current, 18
Lake, 50, 52, 54, 55, 59, 72, 73, 79, 95, 96, 106, 113, 121,
122, 137
Lake Bonneville, 96
Lake sedimentation, 113
Lake States, 59, 121
Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada, 113
Lake Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), 113
Land capability, 113
map, 113
LANDFIRE, 133
Landform, 4, 6, 27, 50, 62, 74, 90, 105, 116–120,
122–124, 134, 138, 151
Landscape, 4, 5, 36, 38, 51, 75, 77, 105–107, 111–114,
116, 119–123, 127, 137, 139, 148, 150, 156
Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC), 121
Landscape fragmentation, 119
Landscape mosaic, 105, 156
Landscaping, 119
Landslide, 89, 90, 119, 120
Land use, 1, 6, 40, 43, 92, 113, 120, 137, 148, 150
Laterite, 81, 156
Laterization, 81, 156
Latisol, 41, 84, 86, 156
Latitude, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12–21, 23, 27–30, 33–36, 38, 39, 47,
52, 55, 56, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 72, 78, 81, 83, 84, 86,
89, 90, 92, 93, 95–97, 100, 101, 130, 137, 138,
142, 148
LCC. See Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC)
Lianas, 61, 85
Libya, 73
Lichen, 48, 49, 52, 75, 115, 156
Life form, 15, 43, 95
Life zone, 92, 148, 149, 156
Lima, Peru, 72, 74
Littoral desert, 74
Locoweed, 76, 143
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Height-age ratio, 114
Herbertson, A.J., 4, 148
Hierarchy of ecosystem boundaries, 4
High plains, 42, 70
High-salinity
subtropical zone, 14, 16, 18, 20–21
tropical monsoon zone, 14, 16, 22
High-sea fishing, 20
Himalayas, 69, 90, 92, 93
Histosol, 41, 50, 52, 155
Holdridge, L.R., 36, 149
Holistic reasoning, 41
Horse latitudes, 14, 20, 23, 155
Hot continental division, 37, 42, 59–60, 91
Hot-summer continental climate, 59
Humid continental climate zone, 57
Humid subtropical climate, 37, 60
Humid temperate domain, 37, 38, 42, 55–59
Humid temperate zone, 28, 38
Humid tropical domain, 37, 38, 42, 59, 81, 82
Humid tropical zone, 28, 29, 32, 38
Humus, 41, 52, 55, 58, 60, 62, 64, 74, 76, 79, 81, 155
Hungary, 63
Hurricane, 23, 60
Hydrographs, 115, 155
Hydrologic cycles, 50, 55, 112, 137
Hydrologic zone, 13, 15
Hypothetical continent, 28, 31, 39
Hypothetical globe, 10
Hypothetical ocean basin, 15
I
Iceberg, 15, 17
Icecap, 36, 37, 95, 100
climate, 38, 47
division, 41, 42, 48, 91
Iceland, 20, 48
Ice sheets, 48, 50, 52, 62, 95, 97
Idaho Mountains, 105, 106
India, 83
Inner polar zone, 17
Insolation, 47
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
97, 123
Intertropical convergence (ITC) zone, 10, 24, 28, 81, 84,
142, 156
Intrazonal, 105, 107, 156
Invasive species, 120
IPCC. See Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
Iran, 72
Ireland, 62
Irrigation, 39, 75
Isachenko, A.G., 148
Island of Mindora, Philippines, 87
Isotherm, 24, 27, 31, 33, 37, 49, 59, 108, 156
ITC zone. See Intertropical convergence (ITC) zone
J
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 107
James, P., 16, 31, 40, 56, 65, 106, 148
Japan, 2, 10, 21, 57, 59–61, 93, 120, 151
Jet-stream zone, 19
Juniper, 90, 143
K
Kalahari Desert, 70
Karstification, 105
Kenya uplands, 91
Kinetic energy, 5
Ko ¨ppen, W., 36–38, 49, 59, 97–102, 149
Korea, 2, 59, 60, 120
Krill shrimp, 18
Krummholz, 90, 100, 156
Ku ¨chler, A.W., 3, 30, 43
Kuroshio Current, 10, 21
L
Labrador Current, 18
Lake, 50, 52, 54, 55, 59, 72, 73, 79, 95, 96, 106, 113, 121,
122, 137
Lake Bonneville, 96
Lake sedimentation, 113
Lake States, 59, 121
Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada, 113
Lake Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), 113
Land capability, 113
map, 113
LANDFIRE, 133
Landform, 4, 6, 27, 50, 62, 74, 90, 105, 116–120,
122–124, 134, 138, 151
Landscape, 4, 5, 36, 38, 51, 75, 77, 105–107, 111–114,
116, 119–123, 127, 137, 139, 148, 150, 156
Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC), 121
Landscape fragmentation, 119
Landscape mosaic, 105, 156
Landscaping, 119
Landslide, 89, 90, 119, 120
Land use, 1, 6, 40, 43, 92, 113, 120, 137, 148, 150
Laterite, 81, 156
Laterization, 81, 156
Latisol, 41, 84, 86, 156
Latitude, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12–21, 23, 27–30, 33–36, 38, 39, 47,
52, 55, 56, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 72, 78, 81, 83, 84, 86,
89, 90, 92, 93, 95–97, 100, 101, 130, 137, 138,
142, 148
LCC. See Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC)
Lianas, 61, 85
Libya, 73
Lichen, 48, 49, 52, 75, 115, 156
Life form, 15, 43, 95
Life zone, 92, 148, 149, 156
Lima, Peru, 72, 74
Littoral desert, 74
Locoweed, 76, 143
Long-Term Agro-Ecosystem Research (LTAR), 122
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