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Table of Contents
PART 1: GEOGRAPHY CLASSIFIED NOMENCLATURE
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 1: THE PLANET EARTH
1. POSITION OF THE EARTH IN SPACE..........................................................................6
2. PARTS OF THE PLANET EARTH.....................................................................................9
CHAPTER 2: THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE EARTH
1. PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.......................................................................................13
2. TYPES OF CLOUDS.........................................................................................................16
3. LOCAL AIR MOVEMENT..............................................................................................25
4. GLOBAL AIR MOVEMENTS.........................................................................................29
5. AIR MASSES AND FRONTS............................................................................................32
CHAPTER 3: THE HYDROSPHERE OF THE EARTH
1. PARTS OF THE HYDROSPHERE.....................................................................................35
2. TYPES OF SEAS..............................................................................................................38
3. TYPES OF GLACIERS.....................................................................................................40
4. PARTS OF A VALLEY GLACIER....................................................................................43
5. TYPES OF CREVASSES...................................................................................................46
6. TYPES OF MORAINES..................................................................................................48
7. WATER COURSES...........................................................................................................51
8. PARTS OF A RIVER.........................................................................................................54
9. THE COURSE OF A RIVER...........................................................................................57
10. TYPES OF RIVER MOUTHS.........................................................................................60
11. PARTS OF A RIVER BASIN..........................................................................................62
12. TYPES OF POOLED WATER..........................................................................................64
13. TYPES OF LAKES..........................................................................................................66
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CHAPTER 4: THE LITHOSPHERE OF THE EARTH
1. THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH........................................................................................69
2. TYPES OF ISLANDS.......................................................................................................71
3. HORIZONTAL CONFIGURATIONS - THE COASTLINES............................................73
4. TYPES OF LOW COASTS..............................................................................................75
5. TYPES OF HIGH COASTS...............................................................................................77
6. IRREGULAR COASTLINES OF EMERGENCE...............................................................79
7. IRREGULAR COASTLINES OF SUBMERGENCE...........................................................82
8. VERTICAL CONFIGURATIONS...................................................................................84
9. PARTS OF A MOUNTAIN.............................................................................................87
10. TYPES OF MOUNTAIN GROUPS.............................................................................89
11. TYPES AND PARTS OF MOUNTAIN CHAINS..............................................................91
12. FOLDING AND FAULTING............................................................................................94
13. TYPES OF VALLEYS........................................................................................................97
14. TYPES OF PLAINS.........................................................................................................100
CHAPTER 5: IGNEOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE EARTH
1. THE VOLCANO AND ITS PARTS...............................................................................103
2. TYPES OF VOLCANOES.............................................................................................107
3. TYPES OF ERUPTIONS................................................................................................110
4. FORMS OF IGNEOUS MATERIAL.............................................................................112
5. FIRE BELTS OF THE EARTH.........................................................................................115
6. MINOR IGNEOUS FEATURES....................................................................................117
PART 2: LANDFORMS OF THE WORLD
INTRODUCTION: INTEGRATION OF POLITICAL
AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.......................................................................................120
CHAPTER 1: ISLANDS OF THE WORLD
1. ISLANDS OF THE WORLD.........................................................................................122
2. ISLANDS OF NORTH AMERICA...............................................................................124
3. ISLANDS OF SOUTH AMERICA...............................................................................125
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4. ISLANDS OF EUROPE.................................................................................................126
5. ISLANDS OF AFRICA.....................................................................................................127
6. ISLANDS OF ASIA.......................................................................................................128
7. ISLANDS OF AUSTRALIA............................................................................................129
CHAPTER 2: LAKES OF THE WORLD
1. LAKES OF THE WORLD..................................................................................................131
2. LAKES OF NORTH AMERICA.......................................................................................133
3. LAKES OF SOUTH AMERICA........................................................................................134
4. LAKES OF EUROPE.........................................................................................................135
5. LAKES OF AFRICA..........................................................................................................136
6. LAKES OF ASIA..............................................................................................................137
7. LAKES OF AUSTRALIA.................................................................................................138
CHAPTER 3: PENINSULAS OF THE WORLD
1. PENINSULAS OF THE WORLD.....................................................................................140
2. PENINSULAS OF NORTH AMERICA............................................................................142
3. PENINSULAS OF SOUTH AMERICA.........................................................................143
4. PENINSULAS OF EUROPE..........................................................................................144
5. PENINSULAS OF AFRICA............................................................................................145
6. PENINSULAS OF ASIA................................................................................................146
7. PENINSULAS OF AUSTRALIA......................................................................................147
CHAPTER 4: GULFS OF THE WORLD
1. GULFS OF THE WORLD.............................................................................................149
2. GULFS OF NORTH AMERICA......................................................................................151
3. GULFS OF SOUTH AMERICA......................................................................................152
4. GULFS OF EUROPE.......................................................................................................153
5. GULFS OF AFRICA.........................................................................................................154
6. GULFS OF ASIA............................................................................................................155
7. GULFS OF AUSTRALIA...................................................................................................156
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CHAPTER 5: ISTHMUSES OF THE WORLD157
1. ISTHMUSES OF THE WORLD......................................................................................158
2. ISTHMUSES OF NORTH AMERICA..........................................................................160
3. ISTHMUSES OF SOUTH AMERICA...........................................................................161
4. ISTHMUSES OF EUROPE................................................................................................162
5. ISTHMUSES OF AFRICA..............................................................................................163
6. ISTHMUSES OF ASIA...................................................................................................164
7. ISTHMUSES OF AUSTRALIA.......................................................................................165
CHAPTER 6: STRAITS OF THE WORLD
1. STRAITS OF THE WORLD..............................................................................................167
2. STRAITS OF NORTH AMERICA....................................................................................169
3. STRAITS OF SOUTH AMERICA.....................................................................................170
4. STRAITS OF EUROPE......................................................................................................171
5. STRAITS OF AFRICA........................................................................................................172
6. STRAITS OF ASIA.........................................................................................................173
7. STRAITS OF AUSTRALIA.............................................................................................174
CHAPTER 7: CAPES OF THE WORLD
1. CAPES OF THE WORLD...............................................................................................176
2. CAPES OF NORTH AMERICA....................................................................................178
3. CAPES OF SOUTH AMERICA....................................................................................179
4. CAPES OF EUROPE..........................................................................................................180
5. CAPES OF AFRICA...........................................................................................................181
6. CAPES OF ASIA.............................................................................................................182
7. CAPES OF AUSTRALIA...................................................................................................183
CHAPTER 8: BAYS OF THE WORLD
1. BAYS OF THE WORLD.....................................................................................................185
2. BAYS OF NORTH AMERICA...........................................................................................187
3. BAYS OF SOUTH AMERICA.......................................................................................188
4. BAYS OF EUROPE............................................................................................................189
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5. BAYS OF AFRICA............................................................................................................190
6. BAYS OF ASIA................................................................................................................191
7. BAYS OF AUSTRALIA.....................................................................................................192
PART 3: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY 193
1. NORTH AMERICA: COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS.....................................................194
2. NORTH AMERICA: PIN MAPS..................................................................................195
3. NORTH AMERICA: RESEARCH REPORT......................................................................196
4. TEMPERATURE REGIONS OF THE WORLD................................................................201
5. PRECIPITATION REGIONS OF THE WORLD..............................................................204
6 PREVAILING WINDS OF THE WORLD.....................................................................207
7. OCEAN CURRENTS OF THE WORLD......................................................................211
8. CLIMATE REGIONS OF THE WORLD......................................................................217
9. VEGETATION REGIONS OF THE WORLD..............................................................222
PART 4: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
1. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................227
2. GEOGRAPHY TODAY...................................................................................................229
3. MAIN DIVISION OF GEOGRAPHIC STUDY...............................................................230
4. HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHY...........................................................................................232
5. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY..........................................................................................239
PART 5: IMAGINARY ISLAND
1. FOURTEEN POINTS FOR THE STUDY OF A COUNTRY...............................................244
2. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES CARDS.........................................................................247
3. IMAGINARY ISLAND STUDY.........................................................................................251
4. TOPOGRAPHY OF AN EXISTING ISLAND...............................................................254
5. LOCATION AND CLIMATE........................................................................................257
6. ADVANCED IMAGINARY ISLAND............................................................................261
PART 6: CARTOGRAPHY
1. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................268
2. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION........................................................................................270
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MATERIALS LIST............................................................................................................................301
MATERIAL SOURCES......................................................................................................................313
ADDITIONAL TITLES AVAILABLE................................................................................................315
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