Summary of chapters between the two editions compare and contrast - Book Report/Review Example

The same is observed in Geography in America at the Dawn of 21st Century because it also outlined the concepts of physical land forming processes and environment such as mountains, hills, rivers, oceans, lakes, and mapping among others (Gaile and Willmott 2003, 32). Besides, geomorphologists wrote geomorphology chapter in both books. Moreover, in both books, the geomorphology chapter begins by describing the aspects of landforms and land forming processes. Differences However, the differences on the chapter in both books are profound and cannot be neglected.

First, in Foundation of Modern Geography, the research conducted by geomorphologists revolve around land processes such as volcanicity, weathering, formation of block mountains and other related activities(Gaile and Willmott 1989, 55). . The geomorphology specialists who wrote geomorphology chapter in Geography in America, at the Dawn of 21st Century consisted of professional geographers and incorporated geographers from regions like Europe (Gaile and Willmott 2003, 47). Moreover, the Geomorphology chapter in Foundation of Modern Geography entails the original work and foundation of landforms and land forming processes in America while the geomorphology chapter in Geography in America, at the Dawn of 21st Century entails critical research and modification of the original work done by the geographers who wrote the initial book.

In addition to that, the context in geomorphology found in Foundation of Modern Geography consisted of physical landforms and land forming processes that outlined the outer descriptions without much explanation of the concepts because they were not critically researched(Gaile and Willmott 1989, 68). The geomorphology found in Geography in America at the Dawn of 21st Century consisted of thorough research on physical geography, which includes climatology, hydrology, biogeography and pedology (Gaile and Willmott 2003, 50.

Their contribution to modern geography was vibrant. Other obvious differences include the following. The context of the chapter in the initial book contains geography that is fragmented and incoherent because some geomorphologists who participated in writing it had not trained, meaning that they strived to give a clear basis. Besides, most of its work was shallow because it was not well researched since the geographers focused on physical occurrences (Gaile and Willmott 1989, 69). The second edition, on the other hand, contain content that was deeply researched and proofed because it was done by professional geomorphologists who decided to incorporate