A Geography of contemporary Britain
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A Geography of contemporary Britain
Longman, 1990
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Description
Specifically designed for students studying for GCSE examinations, this text takes a look at British geography. It contains sections on Britain's population, rural and urban environment, industries, power and communications and Britain's relations with the world. It focuses on current issues and includes case study material to enhance the general principles discussed. A series of "contrasting viewpoints" written by well known people such as Arthur Scargill and Norman Tebbit has been specially commissioned and there are also "database" pages of maps and statistics plus "workbase" pages for student activity.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introduction: Britain - three worlds or four?
- Britain's population. Part 2 Britain's rural environment: agriculture
- forestry
- mining and quarrying
- water supply
- leisure and the countryside. Part 3 Britain's urban areas: how a conurbation grows
- shopping
- other urban areas
- urban living? country living? Part 4 Britain's industry: traditional manufacturing industries
- 20th century manufacturing industries
- the second industrial revolution
- the role of government. Part 5 Britain's energy and communications: the case for coal
- oil and gas
- electricity, nuclear power and the future
- transport and communications. Part 6 Conclusion: beyond Britain's borders.
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