This is the second book in the popular "So You Really Want to Learn Geography" series and is suitable for use in Years 7- 8. Featuring clear, comprehensive explanations and exercises to challenge pupils of all abilities, including scholars, this textbook covers mapwork, landform processes, weather and climate, settlement, location knowledge and has a special section on essential exam technique. Edited by "ISEB Geography" editor Simon Lewis, all material has been thoroughly reviewed to ensure its relevance to the newly revised "ISEB Geography" syllabus. With mapwork exercises throughout as well as extended case studies, this is the ideal textbook series to use with any pupil working towards Key Stage 3 and Common Entrance at 13+. Additional resources are available to accompany this title on the Galore Park website.

 

This is book 2 in So You Really Want To Learn .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hodder Education .

James Dale-Adcock graduated from Royal Holloway University of London and has a secondary school Geography PGCE from Canterbury Christ Church University. He has been the Head of Geography at Cranleigh Preparatory School since September.

This book has the following chapters: IntroductionChapter 1: MapworkBasic skills revision: Grid references, distance and height on OS maps Map symbols showing human and physical featuresHow OS maps can be used to study other topicsChapter 2: Landform processesWeathering, erosion and river processesRiver system featuresCoastal featuresThe Aberfan landslide and Mississippi flood: Natural disasters?Chapter 3 : Weather and climateWhat is weather and what is climate? Aren't they the same thing?Contrasting climatesWeather systems and the rain they bring to BritainA climate for concern and weather worriesChapter 4: SettlementThe site and situation of a settlementSettlement patterns and functionsThe settlement hierarchy, shops and servicesUrban land use patterns in BritainMigrationChapter 5: Location knowledgeThe world's major physical featuresThe British IslesCountries and capitalsOther features of the globe and other world citiesChapter 6: Essential exam techniqueThe Common Entrance (CE) examThe Common Academic Scholarship (CAS) exam