
Map Your Planet: Natural Disasters
Rachel Minay(Author)
Franklin Watts Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 14. October 2021
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-4451-7373-3 (ISBN)
Description
Explore Earth's geography through the Map Your Planet! series
What are natural disasters and why do they happen? From wild weather, such as swirling storms and deadly droughts, to violent volcanoes and terrible tsunamis, learn how people around the world are affected by natural disasters, and what they can do to protect themselves.
Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet! series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date. Perfect for readers aged 9+.
What are natural disasters and why do they happen? From wild weather, such as swirling storms and deadly droughts, to violent volcanoes and terrible tsunamis, learn how people around the world are affected by natural disasters, and what they can do to protect themselves.
Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet! series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date. Perfect for readers aged 9+.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 271 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4451-7373-3 (9781445173733)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rachel Minay is an experienced editor and author of children's non-fiction, specialising in history and the arts.
Content
1: What is a natural disaster?
2: Volcanoes
3: Mapping Vesuvius
4: Earthquakes and tsunamis
5: Mapping the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
6: Extreme weather
7: Mapping Haiti
8: Floods
9: Mapping East Africa
10: Droughts
11: Mapping south-eastern Australia
12: People and natural disasters
13: Mapping climate disasters
14: Glossary
15: Further information
16: Index
2: Volcanoes
3: Mapping Vesuvius
4: Earthquakes and tsunamis
5: Mapping the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
6: Extreme weather
7: Mapping Haiti
8: Floods
9: Mapping East Africa
10: Droughts
11: Mapping south-eastern Australia
12: People and natural disasters
13: Mapping climate disasters
14: Glossary
15: Further information
16: Index