(Books) Certificate Physical and Human Geography 1st Edition By Goh Cheng Leong
Certificate Physical and Human Geography 1st Edition By Goh Cheng Leong
Book Details:
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication Year 1995
ISBN-13 9780195628166
ISBN-10 0195628160
Language English
Edition 1stEdition
Binding Paperback
Number of Pages 192 Pages
Book Summary:
Certificate Physical And Human Geography provides coverage of fundamental
concepts regarding the earth’s topology, the weather and climate, the different
climatic regions, and vegetation across the planet. The book is divided into two
parts, Physical Geography, and Weather, Climate and Vegetation. Physical
Geography covers the various landforms and coastal regions. The second part
covers climate and weather related concepts. Physical Geography begins by
examining The Earth and its place in the Universe. It then goes on to explore
the Earth’s Crust. Then the book looks at the effects that various natural
forces have on the Earth’s surface. The book covers natural phenomena like
Volcanoes and Earthquakes. It discusses the Weathering Process, Mass Movement,
and Groundwater. It proceeds on to cover different landforms and the forces that
shaped them. It looks at Desert Landforms, Landforms Made By Running Water,
Limestone and Chalk Landforms, and Landforms of Glaciation. It also examines
Coastal Landforms, The Oceans, Lakes, Islands and Coral Reefs.
The Weather, Climate and Vegetation section covers the concepts of Climate and
Weather. It then focuses on different weather conditions and climate zones. It
discusses the Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate. It also covers the Tropical Monsoon
and Tropical Marine Climates. It looks at desert regions like the Hot Desert and
Mid-Latitude Desert Climates. It also focuses on The Savanna or Sudan Climate,
The Temperate Continental (Steppe) Climate, and The Mediterranean or Warm
Temperate Western Margin Climate. Certificate Physical And Human Geography then
covers cool climate zones. It discusses the Siberian or Cool Temperate
Continental Climate, The Chinese type of climate or Warm Temperate Eastern
Margin Climate. The book then focuses on the Laurentian or The Cool Temperate
Eastern Margin Climate, the British or Cool Temperate Western Margin Climate and
The Arctic or Polar Climate.
This book covers the physical topography of the planet, the landforms and the
oceans, rivers and lakes. This comprehensive coverage helps the readers
understand the dynamic nature of the planet, and the forces that shape it. It
also discusses the vastly different climate conditions that prevail in different
geographical parts of the planet. It is a good textbook to help students
understand the fundamental concepts of physical geography and the weather and
climate. It is also a good preparation material for exams like the Civil
Services Preliminaries. The book contains numerous illustrations, maps, diagrams
and photographs that complement the text, and each chapter also ends with a
questions section to test comprehension of the concepts covered.