Standard Grade Geography: The Physical Environment Third Edition

Summary:
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.

• A bestselling series now in full colour, covering all 3 levels of Standard Grade
• 20,000 Standard Grade Geography candidates
• Completely redesigned to aid understanding and pupil focus

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author(s):
Calvin Clarke is Head of Geography at Hutcheson's Grammar School.

Readership:
Scottish students aged 14-16