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Geography: Reading the World

Advanced textbook · 6 units with worked problems

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Foreword

Geography studies where, why and how natural and human patterns form on Earth's surface. This book asks for reasoning, not memorising: you will read maps by scale, calculate the Sun's altitude, compare the energy of earthquakes and predict a country's future from its population pyramid.

Every unit has formula boxes and "In depth" sections. The end-of-unit problems are at exam level — solve them yourself before opening the solutions. The examples from Türkiye let you apply what you learn to a real place.

Contents

  1. Unit 1 Earth's shape and motions 1.1 The geoid, latitude and longitude · 1.2 Time zones and the date line · 1.3 Axial tilt and the seasons 4 worked problems
  2. Unit 2 Map skills: scale, contours and projection 2.1 Scale · 2.2 Contours and slope · 2.3 Projections 4 worked problems
  3. Unit 3 Internal forces: plate tectonics and earthquakes 3.1 Earth's interior · 3.2 Plate boundaries · 3.3 Earthquake magnitude and intensity 4 worked problems
  4. Unit 4 Atmosphere and climate 4.1 Heating, pressure and wind · 4.2 Humidity, cloud and rain · 4.3 Föhn winds and Türkiye's climates 4 worked problems
  5. Unit 5 Water, soils and biomes 5.1 Rivers · 5.2 Soils · 5.3 Biomes 4 worked problems
  6. Unit 6 Population and settlement 6.1 Measuring population · 6.2 Demographic transition and pyramids · 6.3 Migration and urbanisation 4 worked problems