Europe

by Chris Burnett and James Dobson

Published 6 October 1997
This volume in the series explores geographical themes including development, coasts, ecosystems, population, tourism and environmental issues relating to Europe. The book features case studies drawn from the focus countries of the Netherlands and Italy, with spotlight sections providing easy reference for country statistics.

This text is a resource for Key Stage 3 and GCSE Geography dealing with local and regional case studies in the UK. Each chapter looks at a different geographical theme, linked to the new Key Stage 3 Programme of Study, and focuses on two or more case studies from different regions. The topics covered are rivers, coasts, weather and climate, ecosystems, population, settlement, economic activities, transport, development and environmental issues. Question boxes help to focus and clarify each case study, providing the student with an enquiry based approach.