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Author Widdowson, John

Title Common Entrance 13+ Geography for ISEB CE and KS3
Published London : Hodder Education Group, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (180 p.)
Contents Cover -- Book title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes) -- 1.1 The Earth's structure -- 1.2 The Earth's crust and tectonic plates -- 1.3 Volcanoes and earthquakes -- Volcanoes and earthquakes around the world -- The nature and causes of volcanic eruptions -- Case study: Anak Krakatoa volcano, 2018 -- The nature and causes of earthquakes -- Case study: Central Italy earthquakes, 2016 -- 1.4 Tectonic hazards -- The impact of tectonic hazards -- Responses to tectonic hazards -- 1.5 Your enquiry: the big question -- Test yourself
2 Meteorology (weather and climate) -- 2.1 Weather and climate -- The difference between weather and climate -- How weather and climate affect people -- 2.2 The Earth's main climate zones -- 2.3 The climate of the British Isles -- Temperature -- Rainfall -- 2.4 Microclimates -- Investigating microclimates -- 2.5 Weather and climate hazards -- Case study: Hurricane Maria, Dominica and Puerto Rico, 2017 -- Case study: Australia drought and wildfires, 2019-20 -- 2.6 Your enquiry: the big question -- Test yourself -- 3 Geomorphology (rivers and coasts) -- 3.1 Rivers -- River basins
A river's long profile -- Shaping the landscape -- Rivers erode -- Rivers transport and deposit -- Case study: the River Eden, Carlisle -- 3.2 Coasts -- Shaping the coastline -- The sea erodes -- The sea transports and deposits -- Case study: Swanage Bay, Dorset -- 3.3 Flooding -- River and coastal flooding -- Flood defences -- 3.4 Your enquiry: the big question -- Test yourself -- 4 Demography (population and settlement) -- 4.1 Population -- Population density -- Population change -- Population explosion -- 4.2 Migration -- The causes of migration
Case study: population and migration in the UK -- 4.3 Settlement -- Settlement location and growth -- Settlements and services -- Case study: York -- Managing urban development -- Case study: East Village, London -- 4.4 Your enquiry: the big question -- Test yourself -- 5 Economy (transport and industry) -- 5.1 Transport -- Modes of transport -- Global transport and containerisation -- 5.2 Industry -- The different types of economic activity -- Locations for industry -- Case study: dairy farming in Cornwall -- Case study: Brompton Bicycles, London -- Case study: Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent
Case study: Cambridge Science Park -- 5.3 Development -- High-, middle- and low-income countries -- Development and employment -- Development and quality of life -- 5.4 Your enquiry: the big question -- Test yourself -- 6 Environment (sustainability and stewardship) -- 6.1 Local environmental issues -- The school environment -- The air we breathe -- 6.2 National environmental issues -- National parks -- Case study: Lake District National Park -- Energy sources in the UK -- 6.3 Global environmental issues -- Global warming -- Causes of global warming -- Impacts of global warming -- Water pollution
Summary Exam board: ISEB Level: 13+ CE and KS3 Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2021 First exams: November 2022 Trust John Widdowson and his extensive experience in Common Entrance to guide you through the new ISEB 13+ CE Geography specification so you can help your pupils build confidence, proficiency and a love of Geography with the new Geography series for Common Entrance at 13+ and Key Stage 3. - Support new specification content on the issues tomorrow's geographers will face: A new chapter on the environment looks at local, national and global issues, focusing on sustainability and st
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781398321946
139832194X