
The Physical Environment
Calvin Clarke(Author)
Hodder Gibson (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 31. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-0-340-88925-1 (ISBN)
Description
This full colour 3rd edition of The Physical Environment offers a re-designed page layout to aid pupil understanding and focus at all three levels of Standard Grade. As in previous editions, each topic is studied through single, extended case studies which allow pupils to participate and provide in-depth development of major themes. The volume covers weather, mapwork, river and glacial landforms and related physical processes, climate and vegetation. The text also includes questions to test knowledge and understanding and to give practice in evaluating and investigating skills.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
approximately 150 colour diagrams and photos
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-88925-1 (9780340889251)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Calvin Clarke
The Physical Environment
Book
11/1998
2nd Edition
Hodder Arnold H&S
€31.13
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Person
Calvin Clarke is Head of Geography at Hutcheson's Grammar School.
Content
Introduction Weather Unit 1 Skills in Weather Studies Unit 2 Measuring and Recording the Weather (1) Unit 3 Measuring and Recording the Weather (2) Unit 4 Weather Systems Unit 5 The Effects of Weather Climate Unit 6 Skills in Climate Studies Unit 7 Climates with Rain All Year Unit 8 Climates with a Dry Season Unit 9 Climates Dry All Year Physical Landscape Unit 10 Skills in Physical Landscape Studies Unit 11 Rivers and their Valleys Unit 12 Landforms made by Ice Erosion Unit 13 Landforms made by Melting Ice Mapwork Unit 14 Map Skills