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Understanding Geography 3

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Call Number

R CHO u (3)

Publisher

Singapore : Longman., 1999

Collation

Illus; 368p., 26cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

981-223-783-6

Classification

910

Content Type

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Carrier Type

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Edition

First

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Information
Teenage Problem Magazine
The Tool Box
Geography
Partnership dissolution
Air Pressure
Tropical Forest
Temperate Forest
Measuring Temperature
Precipitation
Temperate climates
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Weather Machine
Temperature Extremes
Structure of the Earth's Atmosphere
Energy of the Atmosphere
Elements of Weather and Climate
Factors influencing temperatures
Latitude
Altitude
Distance from the sea
Ocean currents
Humidity and cloud cover
Aspect
Types of Land Surface
Winds
Moisture in the Atmosphere
Water in Hiding
Castles in the Air
Classification of clouds
Types of rain
Weather in Our Lives
Living with Weather Hazards
Tropical Storms
Formation of tropical storms
Effects of tropical storms
Floods
Droughts
Predicting Weather: Fact or Fiction
Maximum and minimum thermometer
Measuring Pressure
Mercury barometer
Aneroid barograph
Measuring Wind
Wind vane
Anemometer
Measuring Relative Humidity
Hygrometer
Measuring Rainfall
Rain gauge
Siting of Instruments
Synoptic Chart
Weather Forecasting in the Future
How to read a climograph
Equatorial Climate
Tropical Monsoon Climate
Humid continental climate
Earth's Natural Vegetation
Mangrove Forest
Tropical Monsoon Forest
Temperate Coniferous Forest
Plate Tectonics and Landforms
Art of Mountain Building
Folding
Faulting
Making and breaking of rocks
igneous rocks
Waves in action
Currents in action
Winds in action
Eroding the Coast
Corrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Factors affecting the rate of erosion
Erosional Features
Cliffs and wave-cut platforms
Headlands and bays
Caves, arches and stacks
Transporting Along the Coast
Depositing Along the Coast
Beaches
Offshore bars
Spits and tombolos
Coastal dunes
Coral Coasts
Conditions influencing growth of coral polyps
Types of coral reef
Making of metamorphic rocks
Recgnising metamorphic rocks
Finding metamorphic rocks in Singapore
Physical Weathering
Pressure release
Freeze-thaw action
Growth of salt crystals
Alternate expansion and contraction
Chemical Weathering
Hydrolysis
Carbonation
Hydration
Biological Weathering
Factors Influencing Weathering
Mineral composition of the rock
Grain size of the rock
Presence of lines of weakness
Climatic conditions
Weathering in Some Climatic Region
Tropical Region
Temperate Region
People and weathering
Rivers in the World
Drainage Basins
Drainage density
Drainage patterns
Power of Rivers
Energy in a River
River velocity
Volume of river
River Discharge
River and its Work
River Erosion
Eroding the Channel
Corrosion
Solution
Potholes
Rapids
Waterfalls and plunge pools
Gorges
River transport
Transporting Along the Channel
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Depositional Features
Floodplains and levees
Deltas
Meanders
Oxbow lakes
People and Rivers
Case Study: Gifts of the Nile
Background
Flow of the Nile River
Using the waters of the Nile
Using Rivers wisely
Changing the Coast
Living Coasts
People and Coast
Conditions influencing the growth of coral polyps
Types of coral reefs
Using the Coast
Port Activities
Tourism
Case Study: Reclamation in the Nederlands
Zuider Zee Project
When the sea became land
Uses of polders
Human Response to Coastal Problems
Protecting the coast
Natural Resources
Classifying Natural Resources
Renewable natural resources
Non-renewable natural resources
Managing Natural Resources
Value of Forests
Disappearing Forest
Forest types in Sabah
Development of the timber industry
Factors influencing development
How are forest resources managed?
Distribution of tin
Tin mining areas in Peninsular Malaysia
Problems caused by tin mining
Problems of the oil and natural gas industry in Br
How to read a pie chart
Nuclear power
Hydro-electric power
Solar power
Geothermal power
Problems facing the development of alternative ene
Solutions to the energy problem
What is a Map?
Basic Map Reading Skills
How to read a four-figure grid reference
How to read a six figure grid reference
How to read compass direction
How to read a grid bearing
Measuring Distances
Linear scale
Representative fraction
How to use the representative fraction to calculat
How to measure a straight line distance
How to measure a curved distance
Representing relief features
How to draw a cross section of a relief feature
How to calculate a gradient
Representing drainage features, coastal features a
Interpreting Relief Features
Interpreting Drainage Features
Features of a drainage basin
Interpreting Coastal Features
Interpreting Natural Vegetation

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