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• Table of Contents; How to use this series; How to use this book; Foreword Liam Saddington and Amy Munro-Faure; Introduction; Introduction to command words; Geographical Skills; Theme 1: Physical Geography; Topic 1 Rivers; 1.1 Rivers and drainage basins; 1.2 River processes; 1.3 River landforms; 1.4 Hazards, opportunities and management; 1.5 Detailed specific example: The Mississippi River, USA; 1.6 Detailed specific example: The Citarum River, Indonesia; Topic 2 Coastal environments; 2.1 How physical processes shape the coast;2.2 Coastal landforms; 2.3 Opportunities and challenges of living near coasts; 2.4 Detailed specific example: Florida, USA; 2.5 Detailed specific example: The Great Barrier Reef, Australia; Topic 3 Ecosystems; 3.1 Characteristics of the Antarctic ecosystem; 3.2 Management of threats to the Antarctic ecosystem; 3.3 Characteristics of the tropical rainforest ecosystem; 3.4 Management of threats to tropical rainforests; 3.5 Detailed specific example: Ecuador; Topic 4 Tectonic hazards; 4.1 The Earth's structure; 4.2 The processes and features of earthquakes and volcanoes; 4.3 The impacts of tectonic hazards; 4.4 The management of tectonic hazards; 4.5 Detailed specific example: T'rkiye; 4.6 Detailed specific example: Tonga; Topic 5 Climate change; 5.1 Causes of climate change; 5.2 The effects of climate change; 5.3 Managing climate change; 5.4 Detailed specific example: India; Theme 1 Physical Geography: Practice questions; Theme 2: Human Geography;Topic 6 Population change; 6.1 Population growth and decline; 6.2 Changing population structures; 6.3 Detailed specific example: Hungary; 6.4 Causes and impacts of migration; 6.5 Detailed specific example: International migration from Mexico to the USA; Topic 7 Changing towns and cities; 7.1 Where most people live; 7.2 Opportunities and challenges of urbanisation 7.3 The management of urban growth 7.4 Detailed specific example: Mumbai, India; Topic 8 The challenge of development 8.1 Defining and measuring development; 8.2 Uneven development 8.3 Achieving sustainable development; 8.4 Detailed specific example: Botswana Topic 9 Economic change;9.1 Changing economies; 9.2 Globalisation 9.3 Detailed specific example: Dubai, UAE; 9.4 Why is tourism a growing global industry?; 9.5 Detailed specific example: The Maldives Topic; 10 Resource management; 10.1 How our food is produced; 10.2 Global patterns of food supply and demand; 10.3 The challenges of food supply; 10.4 Detailed specific example: Haiti; 10.5 How our energy is produced; 10.6: Energy supply and demand; 10.7 A sustainable energy future; 10.8 Detailed specific example: Qatar; Theme 2 Human Geography; Practice questions; Geographical Enquiry; Preparing for assessment; Glossary; Acknowledgements