PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - Contents of New Book
Numbers refer to nominal Kindle pages as an ebook. Just over 600 A4 pages in printed form.
CONTENTS
The Structure of the Atmosphere. 20
Energy Transfers in the Atmosphere. 25
Atmospheric Circulation Model 35
Forces Governing global circulation. 38
Improvements in atmospheric circulation models 41
Planetary wind circulation. 46
Land and water differences. 49
Temperature variations across 55
inter-tropical convergence zone. 62
The inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ 62
ITCZ migration and its effect in. 66
The variability of rainfall 77
How do tropical cyclones form?. 106
Reducing damage from Tropical storms 116
Tropical Storms and Global Warming. 124
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION - Part two 131
OCEAN CURRENTS / TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE 133
Further Research and Questions 145
The Earth’s internal structure. 155
The ten most explosive eruptions in recent history are: 178
Exam Style Question and Marked Answer 183
Geology of the British Isles. 188
THE GEOLOGY OF THE BRITISH ISLES/ LANDSCAPES 241
Ice sculpting the landscape. 262
Cairngorms - Upland Glaciation. 275
GLACIATION/GLACIATED UPLANDS 293
The periglacial environment 299
Periglacial processes and landforms 303
Exam Style Question and Marked Answer 312
Case study of the Lake District 322
Mountain and lake scenery. 328
Problems and possible solutions 350
Soils in Dartmoor: a case study. 417
Research and further work. 424
Question and Marked Answer. 428
Biomes – World Ecosystems. 430
Degradation of the Tropical Rainforests 451
Consequences of deforestation. 459
Large-scale commercial exploitation. 466
Progress in Rainforest Conservation. 474
Conservationists and indigenous peoples 477
2. Temperate deciduous forest 479
Tropical Grassland (Savanna) 488
Mediterranean Woodland Biome. 494
Erosional Features and Landforms. 514
Depositional Features and Landforms 519
LAND DEGRADATION SOIL EROSION AND DESERTIFICATION 522
FORESTS AND THE BIOSPHERE. 550
DEGRADATION IN THE RAINFOREST 552
SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION 553
Exam Style Questions with Marked Answers 559
Research and further work. 571
Heather, Moorland and Bog. 578
HEATHER MOORLAND AND BOG.. 592
Exam Style Question and Marked Answer 597
The Global Hydrological Cycle. 604
The Basin Hydrological Cycle. 619
The Highland Floods of 1989. 648
THE GLOBAL HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE 658
THE BASIN HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE. 660
Erosion, Transport and Deposition. 666
River Landscapes: Valleys. 677
River Landscapes: meanders 686
River Landscapes: Braiding and rejuvenation 694
Case Study – The Three Gorges Dam.. 722
EROSION, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION 728
RIVER LANDSCAPES: BRAIDING AND REJUVENATION / DELTAS 730
RIVER LANDSCAPES: VALLEYS / MEANDERS 731
Research and Further work. 733
Exam Style Question and Marked Answer 737
Waves, tides and currents. 741
Features of Coastal Erosion. 760
Sediment cells in England and Wales. 773
Shorelines of submergence. 782
Management of coastal erosion by Regional Coastal Groups 799
Exam Style Questions and Marked Answers 822
Water in Carboniferous Limestone. 853
KARST/ UPLAND LIMESTONE LANDSCAPES 874
Introduction to Climate Change. 878
Reasons for Climatic Change. 885
The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) 896
The Climate Change Debate. 917
Impact of the Greenhouse effect 921
Effect of ozone depletion. 935
Solutions to Global Warming. 939
Individual vs governmental action. 973
What would happen to future. 975
CLIMATE CHANGE/REASONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE 979
THE OZONE LAYER/THE OZONE HOLE 983
SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL WARMING.. 984
Exam Style Question with marked Answer 985
THE GEOPOLITICS OF WATER.. 987