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By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the
Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in
Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between
climate and society and its contemporary implications. Provides
unique insights on climate and society by capitalizing on Mexico's
rich colonial archives Offers a unique approach by combining
geographical and historic perspectives in order to comprehend
contemporary concerns over climate change Considers three case
study regions in Mexico with very different cultural, economic, and
environmental characteristics
A stunning panoramic exploration of some of planet Earth's greatest natural wonders.
This stunning book gives you the big picture on some of the most amazing sights and events on, above and below planet Earth. Discover the epic journeys that animals make to feed and rear their young, explore the breathtaking variety of Earth's natural habitats and the wildlife that inhabits them and dive to the very depths of the vast oceans in this breathtaking celebration of our beautiful world.
Ideal for readers aged 9 and up.
Contents include Big diverse planet, Tropical rainforest, Desert, Temperate rainforest, Mountains, Scrubland, Rivers and lakes, Tropical grassland, The tundra, The Arctic, Big planet journeys, Wildebeest, Humpback whales, Monarch butterflies, Caribou, Salmon, Arctic terns, Christmas Island crabs, Army ants
Emperor penguins, Big blue planet, River mouths, Between the tides, Mangroves, Seagrass meadows, Coral reefs, Open ocean, Ocean deep, Southern Ocean.
An annual collection of studies of individuals who have made major
contributions to the development of geography and geographical
thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of
the world, and include famous names as well as those less well
known: explorers, independent thinkers and scholars. Each paper
describes the geographer's education, life and work and discusses
their influence and spread of academic ideas. Each study includes a
select bibliography and brief chronology. The work includes a
general index and a cumulative index of geographers listed in
volumes published to date.
In this informative volume, James O. Wheeler and Francis M.
Sibley have compiled quotations from the most prominent American
geographers of this century. Their purpose in doing so is to
review, identify, and characterize some of the more salient
features and themes of the discipline as it has evolved over the
years. The volume is divided into five major sections, four of
which are based on Pattison's four traditions in American
geography: earth science, man-land, area studies, and spatial. In
the fifth section, Wheeler and Sibley focus on geographic
education, citing quotations pertaining to techniques, application,
and thought.
Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel Level: AS/A Level Subject: Geography
Our study resources are the smart choice for those studying Pearson
Edexcel AS/A Level Geography. This book will help students to:
Organise their study with the one-topic-per-page format Speed up
revision with summary notes in short, memorable chunks Track
revision progress with at-a-glance check boxes Check their
understanding and exam skills with worked examples Develop exam
techniques with exam-style practice questions and full answers.
This book is the first contemporary book to compare and integrate
the various ways geographers think about and use scale across the
spectrum of the discipline and includes state-of-the-art
contributions by authoritative human geographers, physical
geographers, and GIS specialists.
The editors place competing concepts of scale side by side,
demonstrating how different aspects are significant for each, and
providing a detailed comparative assessment. They set out from the
premise that there is much acknowledged common ground between these
different approaches and that valuable insight can be gained by
exploring it.
In light of the increased interest in global change and
globalisation, there has been a huge surge of interest in the
environmental and human sciences in the relationship between the
global, the regional and the local. For this reason, this cutting
edge survey of how geographers conceptualise scale should be of
interest across a broad range of disciplines.
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