Name: Access to Geography: Glacial and Periglacial Environments von David Anderson
SKU: 9780340812471
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Access to Geography: Glacial and Periglacial Environments Zusammenfassung

Access to Geography: Glacial and Periglacial Environments David Anderson

Access to Geography: Glacial and Periglacial Environments gives a comprehensive guide to the subject through such topics as distribution, formation, landscapes, processes and effects on the physical environment. It follows the Access series, with key words defined at the beginning of the chapter, a summary of the key issues, up-to-date case studies and exam questions at the end.

Access to Geography: Glacial and Periglacial Environments Bewertungen

The Access to Geography series... has hit the right level and style for A-level students as well as lay readers. It offers a general introduction to key topics, case studies, summaries and exercises, and plentiful subheadings and bullet-points help easy navigation. TES Teacher

Über David Anderson

David Anderson is a Geography teacher at Eton College.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Present and Past Distribution of Glaciers and Ice Sheets 1 Types of Glaciers 2 The Present-day Distribution of Glaciers 3 Ice Ages Through Geological Time 4 Multiple Glacials and Interglacials During the Pleistocene 5 Late Pleistocene Glaciation Study Guide 2 Glaciers as Systems 1 The Formation of Glacier Ice 2 The Glacier as a System 3 Cold- and Warm-based Glaciers 4 Glacier Ice Movement 5 Ice Sheet Growth and Collapse Study Guide 3 Glacial Erosion 1 Processes of Glacial Erosion 2 Factors Affecting Glacial Erosion 3 Features and Landforms of Glacial Erosion Case Study: Glacial Erosion in the Lake District Case Study: Edinburgh Castle Crag and Tail Study Guide 4 Glacial Transport and Deposition 1 Processes of Glacial Transport 2 The Nature of Till 3 Processes of Glacial Deposition 4 Landforms of Glacial Deposition Case Study: Valley of a Hundred Hills, Glen Torridon Case Study: The Athabasca Glacier Study Guide 5 Glacial Meltwater and Effects of Glaciers on Drainage 1 Glacial Meltwater 2 Processes of Glaciofluvial Erosion and Deposition 3 Glaciofluvial Landforms 4 Effects of Glaciation on Drainage Case Study: Grand Teton and Yellowstone Glaciation Study Guide 6 Periglacial Processes and Landscapes 1 Periglacial Enviconments 2 Permafrost 3 Active Layer Processes and Related Features Case Study: Patterned Ground on Tinto Hill, Scotland 4 Periglacial Slope Processes and Related Landforms 5 Action of Water and Wind Study Guide 7 Human Activity and Glacial and Periglacial Environments 1 Opportunities and Constraints of Glacial Environments 2 Hazards in Glacial Environments 3 Challenges and Problems of Periglacial Environments Case Study: The Trans Alaska Pipeline 4 Human Impact on Glacial and Periglacial Environments Study Guide Bibliography Index

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR002146535

ISBN 13

9780340812471

ISBN 10

0340812478

Titel

Access to Geography: Glacial and Periglacial Environments David Anderson

Autor

David Anderson

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

Hodder Education

Datum

20040326

Anzahl der Seiten

136

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N/A

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