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Maps of the Environmental World

4 books in this series

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  Up-to-date global environmental issues are presented in a visual format, using maps, graphs and data panels.

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  Further study questions and comparison exercises encourage critical thinking and in-depth understanding of the topic.

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  Conservation Areas

  Contents:
  

  • British Isles – Landscape conservation
  • South America – Sustainable forestry
  • North America – Desertification
  • Africa – Wildlife conservation
  • Asia – Species conservation
  • Indian sub-continent – World Heritage Sites
  • Europe – Wetland conservation
  • New Zealand – Marine conservation
  • Antarctica – Fragile environments
  • Australia – Coral reefs
  • World – Whaling
  • Western Europe – Air pollution
  • World – Global warming
  • World – Over-fishing
  • Now test yourself!
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6240 8

  
  

  244x307mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Energy Resources

  Contents:
  

  • The World – The growing need for energy
  • The British Isles – Wind power
  • Europe – Fossil fuels
  • Europe – Wave and tidal power
  • Russian Federation and Kazakhstan – Natural gas
  • The Middle East – Oil
  • India – Biomass energy
  • China – Coal
  • Japan – Nuclear power
  • Australia – Uranium mining
  • New Zealand – Geothermal energy
  • North America – Hydro-electric power
  • Brazil – Ethanol production
  • Africa – Fuelwood
  • Africa – Solar energy
  • Now test yourself!
  • Glossary
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6090 9

  
  

  242x307mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Natural Resources

  Contents:
  

  • The World – Water supply
  • The World – Forests and forest products
  • The World – Fossil fuels
  • The British Isles – Building materials
  • Europe – Farming and fishing
  • Europe – Industrial raw materials
  • The Russian Federation and Kazakhstan – Natural resources
  • South-east Asia – Natural resources
  • The Indian sub-continent – Natural resources
  • North America – Farming and fishing
  • North America – Industrial raw materials
  • Central and South America – Natural resources
  • Africa – Natural resources
  • Australia – Natural resources
  • New Zealand – Scenery
  • Antarctica – Sustainability
  • The Arctic Ocean – Natural resources
  • Now test yourself!
  • Glossary
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6238 5

  
  

  242x307mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Transport Networks

  Contents:
  

  • What is transport?
  • Prague – Commuting by tram
  • San Francisco – The ‘BART’ network
  • Japan – The ‘Bullet Train’
  • China – The World’s fastest railway
  • West Africa – The World’s longest trains
  • Australia – Tourism by train
  • Brazil – Transport for economic development
  • Italy – Motorway links
  • Europe – Oil and gas pipelines
  • Europe – Inland waterways
  • North America - The St. Lawrence Seaway
  • The USA – Domestic flights
  • The World – International flights
  • The World – Container ships
  • The World – The longest cruise of all!
  • Now test yourself!
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6239 2

  
  

  241x307mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £12.99 HB