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Higher Geography: Global Issues, Second Edition

Author : Calum Campbell

Publisher : Hodder Gibson

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 27,11 MB

Release : 2019-10-21

Category : Study Aids

ISBN : 1510460616

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Book Description

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Geography First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: June 2019 This book is a complete guide to the most popular options in the Global Issues area of the CfE Higher Geography course. - Blends theoretical content and processes with detailed guidance on practical aspects - Offers geographical perspectives on environmental and social issues and their significance - Encourages students to interact with their environment and develop an interest in, understanding of, and concern for the environment and sustainable development - Provides exam style questions in every chapter and new, contemporary case studies and exemplars for a fresh and inspirational examination of well-known geographical themes A companion volume, Higher Geography: Physical and Human Environments: Second Edition, provides material for the other areas of the course.



Higher Geography: Physical and Human Environments: Second Edition

Author : Calum Campbell

Publisher : Hodder Gibson

Page : 602 pages

File Size : 46,75 MB

Release : 2019-09-09

Category : Study Aids

ISBN : 1510460659

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Book Description

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Geography First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: June 2019 A fully updated, full colour textbook for areas 1 and 2 of SQA Higher Geography, providing a complete guide to all components of the Physical and Human elements of the course. - Blends theoretical content and processes with detailed guidance on practical aspects - Offers regular 'What you need to know' sections, consolidation questions, reflection tasks, key words and definitions, plus Assignment links and ideas for the non-examination sections of the course - Geographical and Mapping Skills are explained and illustrated throughout the text, which also provides: - exam style questions in every chapter - new, contemporary case studies and exemplars - fresh and inspirational examination of well-known geographical themes A companion volume, Higher Geography: Global Issues, provides material for area 3 of the Higher course.



How to Pass Higher Geography, Second Edition

Author : Sheena Williamson

Publisher : Hodder Gibson

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 49,29 MB

Release : 2019-02-22

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 151045179X

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Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Geography First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: May 2019 Get your best grade with comprehensive course notes and advice from Scotland's top experts, fully updated for the latest changes to SQA Higher assessment. How to Pass Higher Geography Second Edition contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully for your Higher exam. It combines an overview of the course syllabus with advice from top experts on how to improve exam performance, so you have the best chance of success. - Revise confidently with up-to-date guidance tailored to the latest SQA assessment changes - Refresh your knowledge with comprehensive, tailored subject notes - Prepare for the exam with top tips and hints on revision techniques - Get your best grade with advice on how to gain those vital extra marks



Higher Geography: Physical and Human Environments

Author : Ian Geddes

Publisher : Hodder Gibson

Page : 472 pages

File Size : 18,29 MB

Release : 2016-02-15

Category : Science

ISBN : 1471853365

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Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Geography First Teaching: September 2014 First Exam: June 2015 We are working with SQA to gain endorsement for this title. The only core, full colour textbook for Sections 1 and 2 of the CfE Higher Geography exam. This book is a complete guide to all components of the Physical and Human elements of the course, which make up 50% of the final external exam in Higher Geography. - Blends theoretical content and processes with detailed guidance on practical aspects - Offers regular 'What you need to know' sections, consolidation questions, reflection tasks, key words and definitions, plus Assignment links and ideas for the non-examination sections of the course Geographical and Mapping Skills are explained and illustrated throughout the text, which also provides: - exam style questions in every chapter - new, contemporary case studies and exemplars - fresh and inspirational examination of well-known geographical themes A companion volume, Higher Geography for CfE: Global Issues, provides material for Section 3 of the CfE Higher examination.



Why Geography Matters, More Than Ever

Author : Harm de Blij

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 367 pages

File Size : 26,60 MB

Release : 2012-09-06

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0199913749

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Book Description

"This work was first published by Oxford University Press in 2005 as Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America."



World Regional Geography (with Subregions)

Author : Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 692 pages

File Size : 10,94 MB

Release : 2007-09-14

Category : Science

ISBN : 9780716777922

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Book Description

Shows how individuals are affected by, and respond to, economic, social, and political forces at all levels of scale: global, regional and local. It offers an inclusive picture of people in a globalizing world - men, women, children, both mainstream and marginalized citizens - not as seen from a western perspective, but as they see themselves. Core topics of physical, economic, cultural, and political geography are examined from a contemporary perspective, based on authoritative insights from recent geographic theory and examples from countries from around the world.



Global Problems, Global Solutions

Author : JoAnn Chirico

Publisher : SAGE Publications

Page : 849 pages

File Size : 46,32 MB

Release : 2018-10-23

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1506347797

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Book Description

Global Problems, Global Solutions: Prospects for a Better World approaches social problems from a global perspective with an emphasis on using one’s sociological imagination. Perfect for instructors who involve students in research, this text connects problems borne by individuals to regional, global and historical forces, and stresses the importance of evidence in forming opinions and policies addressing social issues. The book introduces readers to the complexities of the major problems that confront us today such as violent conflict, poverty, climate change, human trafficking and other issues that we encounter in our lives. It book concludes with a chapter on politics and government, underscoring the need for good governance at all levels–and cooperation among many layers of government–to build a better world.







An Introduction to Human Geography

Author : Peter Daniels

Publisher : Pearson Higher Ed

Page : 577 pages

File Size : 40,10 MB

Release : 2016-05-05

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1292082984

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Book Description

The fifth edition of this widely used text provides a global overview of the major topics within human geography, including food security and population, geopolitics and territory, inequality and power, production, consumption, the global financial system, governance and now a new chapter on citizenship. Substantial and comprehensively updated chapters ensure balanced treatment across the range of contemporary human geography.