Planet GeographySolid Star Press, 2005 - 761 pages "Geography for students of the International Baccalaureate Diploma, New South Wales Higher School Certificate, and other senior secondary geography courses with a contemporary global focus" -- back cover. |
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... altitudes of between 1500 and 2000 metres . In this respect , as was the case in medieval Europe , the population is concentrated in the highest areas for safety , and are thus remote from roads and communications ( figure 2.5 ) . 142 ...
... altitudes of between 1500 and 2000 metres . In this respect , as was the case in medieval Europe , the population is concentrated in the highest areas for safety , and are thus remote from roads and communications ( figure 2.5 ) . 142 ...
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... Altitude 80 metres US. 60 E 66 E Aral Sea Muynoq Ustyurt Plateau Qunghirot Nukus Chimbay Takhtakupyr Beruni Urgench Khiva Karakum Desert 40 ° N Qizilkum Turan Lowland TURKMENISTAN IRAN Uchkuduk Turtkul Zarafshan Syr Darya Tashkent ...
... Altitude 80 metres US. 60 E 66 E Aral Sea Muynoq Ustyurt Plateau Qunghirot Nukus Chimbay Takhtakupyr Beruni Urgench Khiva Karakum Desert 40 ° N Qizilkum Turan Lowland TURKMENISTAN IRAN Uchkuduk Turtkul Zarafshan Syr Darya Tashkent ...
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... altitude of water in a stream , the greater the amount of potential energy it possesses to erode the landscape . As water flows downhill , it uses up this energy eroding ( or wearing away ) the land surface . A stream cannot erode below ...
... altitude of water in a stream , the greater the amount of potential energy it possesses to erode the landscape . As water flows downhill , it uses up this energy eroding ( or wearing away ) the land surface . A stream cannot erode below ...
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... altitude of the polder . mines are due to close in 2005 , but salt will continue to be dumped into the Rhine until that time . It is crucially important for water boards to strike the right balance between the relative levels of the ...
... altitude of the polder . mines are due to close in 2005 , but salt will continue to be dumped into the Rhine until that time . It is crucially important for water boards to strike the right balance between the relative levels of the ...
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... altitude ( or ocean depth ) at the follow- ing locations in figure 9.1 : a . Latitude 68 ° N , Longitude 70 ° W b . Latitude 84 ° N , Longitude 10 ° W c . Latitude 73 ° N , Longitude 38 ° W 9.3 Locate the Arctic Circle in figure 9.1 ...
... altitude ( or ocean depth ) at the follow- ing locations in figure 9.1 : a . Latitude 68 ° N , Longitude 70 ° W b . Latitude 84 ° N , Longitude 10 ° W c . Latitude 73 ° N , Longitude 38 ° W 9.3 Locate the Arctic Circle in figure 9.1 ...
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Page 105 - EU comprises three communities: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
Page 280 - XI. Few, if any (masonry), structures remain standing. Bridges destroyed. Broad fissures in ground. Underground pipelines completely out of service. Earth slumps and land slips in soft ground. Rails bent greatly.
Page 280 - VI Felt by all; many frightened and run outdoors. Some heavy furniture moved; a few instances of fallen plaster or damaged chimneys. Damage slight VII Everybody runs outdoors.
Page 280 - Some well-built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundations; ground badly cracked. Rails bent. Landslides considerable from river banks and steep slopes. Shifted sand and mud. Water splashed (slopped) over banks.
Page 138 - The government's eight aims were 1. a rapid increase in the proportion of the economy under the control of Papua New Guinean individuals and groups and in the proportion of personal and property income that goes to Papua New Guineans 2.
Page 52 - This is my long-run forecast in brief: The material conditions of life will continue to get better for most people, in most countries, most of the time, indefinitely.
Page 49 - Food, industrial output, and population grow exponentially until the rapidly diminishing resource base forces a slowdown in industrial growth. Because of natural delays in the system, both population and pollution continue to increase for some time after the peak of industrialization. Population growth is finally halted by a rise in the death rate due to decreased food and medical services.
Page 698 - Fund (1997b: 45) has described globalization as 'the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows, and also through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology'.
Page 492 - Serious problem, WHO guidelines exceeded by more than a factor of two Moderate to heavy pollution, WHO guidelines exceeded by up to a factor of two (short-term guidelines exceeded on a regular basis at certain...
Page 1 - The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s the world will undergo famines — hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now.
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The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests: Migration, Populations and Frontiers Wil de Jong,Tuck-Po Lye,Ken-ichi Abe No preview available - 2006 |