Develops students' photographic and map interpretation skills in context. From award-winning author Simon Ross, Essential Mapwork Skills 3 builds on the popular features and classroom practicality of this well-liked series. The unique collection of case study-based activities uses a variety of thematic, topographical and topological maps, as well as accompanying aerial, ground and satellite photographs.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 128 pages in this book. This is a book of maps. This book was published 2013 by Oxford University Press .

Simon Ross is a Head of Geography at Queen's College, Taunton, and an experienced author.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Tectonics: South America ; 2. Volcanic eruption: Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland 2010 ; 3. Supervolcano: Yellowstone, USA ; 4. Earthquake: Haiti 2010 ; 5. Tsunami: Onagawa, Japan 2011 ; 6. Landslide: Morro do Bumba, Brazil 2010 ; 7. Flooding: Cockermouth, Cumbria 2009 ; 8. Flooding: River Indus, Pakistan 2010 ; 9. River landforms: Meanders on the River Severn, Welshpool ; 10. Waterfall: Kaieteur Falls, Guyana ; 11. Coastal erosion: Old Man of Hoy, Orkney Islands ; 12. Coastal deposition: Hurst Castle spit, Hampshire ; 13. Coastal management: Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex ; 14. Coastal zone flood management: Alkborough Flats Tidal Defence Scheme, Humber Estuary ; 15. UK weather: Winter weather, December 2010 ; 16. Hurricane: Hurricane Sandy, 2012 ; 17. Global warming: Shrinking sea ice in the Arctic ; 18. Limestone: White Scar, Ingleton, North Yorkshire ; 19. Chalk and clay landscapes: Kensworth Quarry, Chilterns ; 20. Glaciation: Athabasca Glacier, Canada ; 21. Coral reef: Buccoo Reef, Tobago ; 22. Settlement: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London ; 23. Settlement: Dharavi, Mumbai ; 24. Globalisation: Global fast food; Starbucks and McDonald's ; 25. Rural settlement regeneration: Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd ; 26. Population: Transmigration; Kalimantan, Indonesia ; 27. Development: Millennium Village; Gumulira, Malawi ; 28. Energy resources: Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada ; 29. Tourism: Tourism in the Lake District; Ambleside ; 30. Ecotourism: Cotton Tree Lodge, Belize