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Books > Earth & environment > Geography
The second edition of Bruce Gervais' Living Physical Geography
offers a fresh approach to the study of physical geography,
combining print and digital media to create a scientifically
substantive work that is written for students. Living Physical
Geography focuses on human-physical geography interactions, using
pedagogical features in the textbook. Each of the four major parts
in Living Physical Geography focuses on energy flows within Earth's
physical systems. Additionally, landscape analysis underpins the
body of the text. Step-by-step examples are used to illustrate how
landforms and systems develop, evolve, and change through time. The
new edition of Living Physical Geography is now supported in
Achieve, Macmillan's new online learning platform. Achieve is the
culmination of years of development work put toward creating the
most powerful online learning tool for Geography students. It
houses all of our renowned assessments, multimedia assets, e-books,
and instructor resources in a powerful new platform.
Good quality large wall map; ideal for a classroom, bedroom or
office wall Explore the world with this high quality, large,
laminated, rolled map of the World. The Marco Polo World Wall Map
is a perfect reference map covering the whole world. It shows the
political units on each continent, mountain relief and sea depth.
In addition to the beautiful, colourful illustration, it includes:
national flags of each country country names, capital cities and
country codes Supplied in a durable plastic tube, this fascinating,
easy-to-read world wall map looks great on any wall. Ideal as a
poster for a bedroom wall, school classroom or planning your dream
trip. Dimensions: 120 x 80 cm Scale: 1: 35 000 000 | 1cm = 350km |
1inch = 550 miles
Thirty years of Butterflies in traditional Lancashire and Cheshire.
A regional butterfly atlas with a difference: taking three ten-year
periods (last decade of the 20th century and the first two decades
of the 21st), this book documents the changes in distribution and
abundance of all the butterfly species which occur of have occurred
within vice-counties 58, 59, 60 and the furness portion of 69,
which equate to the true historic or traditional English counties
of Cheshire and Lancashire a " a a no legislation has ever changed
the boundaries of Britaina s traditional countiesa a From a base in
the MerseyValley, close to the border between the counties, the
author explores the length and breadth of both of them, noting how
the butterflies have been affected by human activities as well as
by the forces of Nature, and also takes a closer look at the
1974-created administrative areas of Merseyside and Greater
Manchester, and their central cities of Liverpool and Manchester.
There is also a section of flowers which butterflies use for their
nutrition within the two counties.
The most detailed map of the World available which can be folded
and stored in a standard-size notebook. The 6 laminated pages are
spill and rip-proof and include an 11" x 17" map and 4 pages of
country facts. An essential tool for school at any level. Suggested
uses: Students -- a map you can keep handy from elementary school
through college; Professors -- adopt this map for your course as an
inexpensive supplement; Teachers -- a map that can be purchased as
a class set that will last your entire career; Parents -- instill
knowledge and interest in the world, inspire travel, and connect
family history to the places on the map.
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