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Geography
Revised edition
Paul Guinness
Garrett Nagle
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To Mary (Paul Guinness)
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, Contents
Introduction iv
Theme 1 Population and settlement
1.1 Population dynamics 2
1.2 Migration 12
1.3 Population structure 17
1.4 Population density and distribution 20
1.5 Settlements and service provision 23
1.6 Urban settlements 26
1.7 Urbanisation 30
Theme 2 The natural environment
2.1 Earthquakes and volcanoes 34
2.2 Rivers 40
2.3 Coasts 46
2.4 Weather 53
2.5 Climate and natural vegetation 57
Theme 3 Economic development
3.1 Development 64
3.2 Food production 74
3.3 Industry 81
3.4 Tourism 86
3.5 Energy 91
3.6 Water 99
3.7 Environmental risks of economic development 103
Theme 4 Geographical skills and investigations
4.1 Geographical skills 112
4.2 Geographical investigations: coursework
and the alternative to coursework 123
Answers 125
Index 137
Acknowledgements 140 It is illegal to photocopy this page
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