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The world's resources & their exploitation provides a world view of the basic resources that underpin all societies: minerals, timber and water supply. Mining and its impact on the environment is dealt with both in terms of deep mining and open cast mining. World Geography Thematic Books are written by Dr Brian Knapp, a well known author of many geography textbooks for schools. The books provide readers with clearly written and imaginatively presented perspectives of core topics within the fields of geography and social studies. The narrative in each chapter guides the reader step by step through the subject, constantly supported by in-depth case studies that can provide the basis for a wealth of projects. The combination of clear text - written at a variety of ability levels - and over 100 illustrations, will satisfy the most demanding student and still appeal even to the reluctant reader.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1; Facts about resources 5; Pressure on resources 6; Resources that boom and bust 6; What are the Earth's resources? 6; Never rely on a resource 8; Resources just to build homes 8; Vital today, worthless tomorrow? 10; An example of boom and bust:; the growth of a goldrush town 10; The many faces of a resource 12; Ghost towns of a goldrush age 12; Can resources last forever? 14; Boom or bust for the developing world? 14; Chapter 2 Mining 17; The earliest mines 18; Easily used metals 18; Where ores are found 18; Bronze and iron 20; Mining by hand 20; The mining industry 22; Mining comes of age 22; How early deep mines worked 24; The Industrial Revolution 26; Mining underground 26; Mining with machines 28; Surface mining 28; Chapter 3 Quarrying 31; Stone 31; Aggregate 32; Stone from rivers, ice and the sea 32; Quarrying for stone 32; New super quarries 33; Quarrying for sand and gravel 34; Chapter 4 Minerals and the environment 37; Mining and quarrying 38; Reclaiming dry ground 38; Reclaiming wet ground 40; When the land is abandoned 42; Toxic mine waste 42; Chapter 5 Timber 45; Harvesting timber 46; The uses of timber 48; Lumber 48; Using logs 48; Revolutions in forest use 50; Managing forest resources 50; Logging and land erosion 51; Timber in the tropics 52; Chapter 6 Water resources 55; An unevenly spread resource 56


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781869860684
  • Publisher: Atlantic Europe Publishing Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic Europe Publishing Co Ltd
  • Height: 286 mm
  • Width: 230 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1869860683
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jun 1995
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Series Title: Vol 8 World Geography S.


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