Gcse Geography (instant Revision)

GCSE Geography Nicholas Rowles Series Editor: Jayne de Courcy PerfectBound An e-book from HarperCollins Publishers 77–85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith, London W6 8JB First published 2001 © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, 2001 Nicholas Rowles asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work Acrobat eBook Reader edition v 1. April 2001 ISBN: 0-00-712985-8 All rights reserved. You have been granted a non-exclusive, nontransferable licence to access and read the text of this e-book onscreen. Unless expressly authorised no part of this text may reproduced, stored in an information retrieval system, or transmitted, down-loaded, de-compiled or reverse engineered in any form or by any means now known or hereinafter invented without the express prior permission of the publishers. Design by Gecko Limited www.fireandwater.com/ebooks ii Contents Get the most out of your Instant Revision e-book ______iii Earthquakes and Volcanoes ________________________1 Rocks and Landforms ____________________________7 Rivers ________________________________________13 Glaciation ____________________________________19 Coasts________________________________________25 Weather and Climate ____________________________31 The Ecosystem Concept __________________________37 Population Distribution __________________________43 Migration ____________________________________49 Settlement Patterns ____________________________55 Urban Settlement ______________________________61 Agriculture ____________________________________67 Industry ______________________________________73 Tourism ______________________________________79 Managing Natural Resources ______________________85 Contrasts in Development ________________________91 Trade and Aid __________________________________97 Geographical Skills ____________________________103 Reading OS Maps ______________________________111 Examination Techniques ________________________115 Acknowledgements ____________________________123 iii Get the most out of your Instant Revision e-Book 1 Learn and remember what you need to know. This book contains all the really important things you need to know for your exam. All the information is set out clearly and concisely, making it easy for you to revise. 2 Find out what you don’t know. The Check yourself questions and Score chart help you to see quickly and easily the topics you’re good at and those you’re not so good at. Print out the Score charts from the separate printable e-book and keep a record of your progress. What’s in this book? 1 The facts – just what you need to know Topics  There are sections covering all the Geography topics set by all the Exam Boards.  The information is laid out in short blocks so that it is easy to read and remember. Key maps and diagrams are included. Skills  This book helps you revise the important geographical skills you will need to use in your GCSE exam. Exam techniques  This book explains the different types of questions that Exam Boards set. You’ll know what to expect in your exams! iv 2 Check yourself questions – find out how much you know and boost your grade  Each Check yourself is linked to one or more facts page. The numbers after the topic heading in the Check yourself tell you which facts page the Check yourself is linked to.  The questions ask you to demonstrate the types of skills you will need to use in the exams. They will show you what you are good at and what you need to improve on.  The reverse side of each Check yourself gives you the a