Covering the 2009 AQA GCSE Geography B specification, this student book focuses on contemporary topics and the challenges facing the world in the 21st century, whilst encouraging students to understand the environment and their place within it.

 

This book is part of a book series called Gcse Geography .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 216 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Oxford University Press .

John Rutter worked in international development, adventure and cultural tourism and writing before becoming a teacher. A former principal teacher of geography in East Lothian he is now Headteacher at Inverness High School in the Scottish Highlands. He has authored and contributed to a number of textbooks as well as on-line resources and educational articles for newspapers and magazines

This book has the following chapters: 1. The coastal environment ; 2. The urban environment ; 3. Living with natural hazards ; 4. The challenge of extreme environments ; 5. The globalisation of industry ; 6. Global tourism ; 7. Energy in the 21st century ; 8. Water: a precious resource