Geoactive 1 Stage 4 Global Geography

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Geoactive 1 Contents Preface eBookPLUS How to use this book Coverage of syllabus Acknowledgements Chapter 1: The nature of geography 1.1 Geography at work and play 1.2 Geographers investigate the world 1.3 Geographers use atlases 1.4 Geographers studyenvironments 1.5 Interaction of physical and human environments 1.6 Case study: precious pandas ICT activities Chapter 2: Our world, our heritage 2.1 Geographers use maps 2.2 Locating places using grid references 2.3 Map projections 2.4 Latitude and longitude 2.5 Longitude and world time zones 2.6 Latitude and the global pattern of climate 2.7 Climatic zones 2.8 Global patterns: physical features 2.9 Global patterns: human features 2.10 World Heritage sites 2.11 Gifts from the past to the future 2.12 Protecting World Heritage sites ICT activities Chapter 3: Geographical research 3.1 Geographical inquiry 3.2 Understanding weather maps 3.3 Signs in the sky: cloud identification 3.4 Photographs 3.5 GEO skillbuilder 3.6 Local area fieldwork 3.7 Fieldwork: shopping in communities Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 4: Global environments 4.1 Locating global environments 4.2 From the mountains to the sea 4.3 Environments and communities 4.4 Environments and change ICT activities Chapter 5: Mountain lands 5.1 The restless Earth 5.2 Mountain building 5.3 Volcanic mountains 5.4 Living with volcanoes 5.5 GEO skillbuilder 5.6 Shaping mountains 5.7 The Tasman Glacier 5.8 Mountains and climate 5.9 Communities in Nepal 5.10 Avalanches: a natural hazard in mountain lands Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 6: Deserts 6.1 Where are deserts located? 6.2 Why are deserts so hot and dry? 6.3 GEO skillbuilder 6.4 Desert landforms 6.5 A desert ecosystem 6.6 Communities in the Sahara: the Bedouin 6.7 Water from fog in the desert 6.8 Communities in Cairo: a city in the desert 6.9 Communities change the desert 6.10 Nouakchott: desertification Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 7: Rainforests 7.1 Where are rainforests located? 7.2 Why are tropical rainforests so hot and wet? 7.3 Rainforest ecosystems 7.4 Why are rainforests so important? 7.5 Daintree River National Park 7.6 Rainforest communities of Borneo 7.7 Communities in the Amazon rainforest 7.8 Rainforests under threat 7.9 Disappearing habitats 7.10 Highways of destruction 7.11 GEO skillbuilder 7.12 The good news on rainforests Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 8: Polar lands 8.1 Where are the polar lands? 8.2 The Inuit communities of northern Canada 8.3 Antarctica: the facts 8.4 Cold, dry and windy 8.5 Ice, ice and more ice 8.6 Living in a freezer 8.7 Communities in Antarctica 8.8 Antarctica and ecological sustainability 8.9 Ecological sustainability: Antarctica and climate change 8.10 Mapping Antarctica Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 9: The changing nature of the world 9.1 What is globalisation? 9.2 The role of technology 9.3 Economic impacts of globalisation 9.4 Nike: a case study of a TNC 9.5 Cultural impacts of globalisation 9.6 Changing global relationships: the diamond industry Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 10: An unequal world 10.1 extremes of poverty and wealth 10.2 Reducing inequalities: the United Nations 10.3 Access to food 10.4 Access to opportunities in the global food market 10.5 Access to water: quantity and quality 10.6 A roof over our heads 10.7 Inequalities in health 10.8 The HIV/AIDS crisis in developing countries 10.9 Inequalities in education 10.10 AusAID: acting to reduce inequalities Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 11: Global resource use and sustainability 11.1 Natural resources: distribution and access 11.2 Population growth and natural resources 11.3 Conflict over water resources in southern Africa 11.4 Unsustainable use of natural resources 11.5 Unsustainable use of ocean resources 11.6 Disappearing oil resources 11.7 Sustainability of natural resources 11.8 Promoting ecological sustainability: WWF Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 12: Global geographical issues and citizenship 12.1 What are global geographical issues? 12.2 Why is ecological sustainability important? 12.3 Land degradation 12.4 Energy use 12.5 Use of ocean resources 12.6 Urbanisation 12.7 Importance of human rights 12.8 Indigenous people and self-determination ICT activities Chapter 13: Climate change 13.1 Heating the Earth 13.2 Evidence of climate change 13.3 Climate change in the Arctic 13.4 Climate change in the Pacific 13.5 Climate change in Bangladesh 13.6 Sustainable energy for a sustainable future 13.7 The climate change challenge: actions to save the planet 13.8 Different perspectives Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 14: Threatened habitats 14.1 How would it feel to lose your home? 14.2 Wetlands: ecological balance under threat 14.3 Forest habitats and deforestation 14.4 Polar bears and global warming 14.5 Disappearing tigers 14.6 Managing elephant habitats 14.7 Coral reefs: habitats at risk 14.8 Protecting coral reefs 14.9 What can you do to protect threatened habitats? Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 15: Tourism 15.1 Tourism: a rapidly growing industry 15.2 Who travels where? 15.3 The perfect industry? 15.4 Tourism’s ugly side 15.5 Tourism, terrorism and disease 15.6 The impact of tourism on the environment 15.7 Ecotourism: the last resort? 15.8 Ecotourism as sustainable tourism 15.9 Tourism: topographic map Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 16: Access to fresh water 16.1 The water cycle 16.2 How much fresh water is there? 16.3 Why is fresh water scarce? 16.4 Managing water scarcity 16.5 Harvesting water for agriculture: Bali 16.6 Water pollution 16.7 Water pollution in China Working geographically ICT activities Glossary Index