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Weather and Climate (Focus on Geography S.) ISBN: 0174447124 ISBN13: 9780174447122 Weather and Climate (Focus on Geography S.) By: David Money Publisher: Nelson Thornes Ltd Format: Paperback Our Price: 16.75

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This title provides opportunities for in-depth analysis of key topics with case studies, decision making exercises and suggestions for further work. Insets and summaries provide extra topic support and reinforcement, especially for students experiencing difficulty at advanced level. Suggestions are provided for personal investigative study to help students develop extended writing and geographical skills and techniques. It contains wide-ranging new material from a variety of developed and developing countries to motivate and stimulate students. It also contains extensive reference sections, a glossary, and details of relevant Internet sites for further research and study.


Contents:

Part 1 The atmosphere: its energy
- the air in motion
- moisture, temperature and air stability
- weather conditions
- climatic influences on plants and soils

Part 2 Weather systems: the lower air
- upper air affecting surface weather
- case study -weather systems on the move - Australia's Black Wednesday
- monsoon systems
- case study - cyclones - transfers of energy

Part 3 A pattern of climates: defining climatic regions
- case study - China - climatic contrasts - a week in March
- low latitude climates
- case study - the Andes - climatic diversity
- middle latitude climates
- high latitude climates
- beyond climatic classifications - local variations

Part 4 Why climates change - causes and effects: cycles of climatic change
- case study - evidence of climatic change
- long-term cycles of change
- short-term cycles of change
- atmospheric warming
- complex effects of global warming
- case study - the Sahel
- atmospheric contamination
- urban growth
- urban-rural climatic contrasts

Part 5 Changing climate - debatable issues: skills - presenting relevant points
- can present weather conditions and trends indicate climatic change?
- the rate of change - the reliability of statistical forecasts?
- energy inputs with cyclic variations - their influence?
- to what extent can natural processes affect the climate?
- human activities can affect the climate - but on what scale?
- positive consequences of climatic change?
- minimizing climatic change - the need for action?
- minimizing climatic change - can current projects prove effective?
- skill - being precise

Appendix - climatic classification - Trewartha's modification of the Koppen system

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Brief Description:

The Focus on Geography series comprises six books covering the most popular topics and themes of the new AS and A level specifications. The series offers up-to-date, detailed content to support and strengthen Geography - An Integrated Approach or any core text used, and is also suitable for the Higher Still and GNVQ courses.

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