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Geography 12, version 03 (Print)

This course covers both the physical and human-created systems of the world in the study of people, places, environments and their interrelationships. It examines closely the Nature of Geography, Systems of the Earth, and Resources of the Earth. Through this course, students will be able to develop an analytical understanding of how local, regional, and global environments affect them and ways to maintain the balance of those systems for future sustainability of Earth's resources.

PLEASE NOTE: The following textbooks are referred to in this course. Stock may be low or depleted already. Students need to purchase their own from local libraries, publishers, or online book stores:


Gaia: An Atlas of Planet Management (ISBN-10: 0-385-42626-7 or ISBN-13: 978-0-385-42626-8)
Geography: Our Physical and Human Resources (ISBN-10: 0-7725-1714-2 or ISBN-13: 978-0-7725-1714-2)

Please note that student term tests and instructional guides (answer keys for section assignments and term tests) are available for this course. These items can be ordered by Account Customers through this website by using your Customer Number. If you are not aware of your Customer Number, please call Customer Service at 1.888.883.4766.

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Product Code Quantity Price
Module 1, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12A3) ** 7540003560 $23.44EA
Section 1:The nature of geography; Interrelationships; Location; The nature of place; Regions; Movement
Section 2:The environment; Ecosystems; Technology and the environment; Equatorial rainforest management
Section 3:The atmosphere; Atmospheric temperature; The mass-energy exchange; The atmosphere in motion
Section4:Weather; Humidity and clouds; Precipitation; North American air masses; The weather map; Predicting weather extremes
Section 5:Climate elements and controls; Climatic zones; Climates of the Pacific Rim; Microclimates

**This is a Print-on-Demand product, it is non-returnable.
Module 2, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12B3) ** 7540003561 $23.44EA
Section 6:The nature and composition of the lithosphere; Mineral and energy resources; Mapping the Earth's surface
Section 7:Tectonic processes; Shaping the Earth; Volcanoes; Coping with a changing lithosphere
Section 8:Soil formation and composition; Soil types; Soil texture; Soil degradation
Section 9:Weathering; Groundwater; Fluvial processes, erosion
Section 10:Mass wasting; Aeolian and glacial processes
** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.
Module 3, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12C3) ** 7540003562 $23.44EA
Section 11:The nature of resources; Mapping and managing the Earth's wealth
Section 12:Biomes; The influence of temperature and precipitation; The influence of latitude; The biome as habitat
Section 13:Forest resources of the world and BC; Forest management
Section 14:Water resources; Wetlands; Aquaculture
Section 15:Resource management in British Columbia
**This is a Print-on-Demand product, it is non-returnable.
Module 4, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12D3) ** 7540003563 $23.44EA
Section 16:Predicting the future; Commissions of inquiry; Modern technology and predictions
Section 17:Pre-industrial world views; Rare breeds; Hereditary management
Section 18:The Gaia hypothesis; The waves of change; The integral urban house; unit practice test
** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.
Module 1 Source File, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12E3) ** 7540003564 $16.39EA
The Source File contains excerpts and additional readings pertaining to Module 1. **This product is Print-on-Demand, it is non-returnable.
Module 2 Source File, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12F3) ** 7540003565 $16.39EA
The Source File contains excerpts and additional readings pertaining to Module 2. ** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.
Module 3 Source File, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12G3) ** 7540003566 $16.39EA
The Source File contains excerpts and additional readings pertaining to Module 3. ** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.
Module 4 Source File, Geography 12, version 03 (JGO12H3) ** 7540003567 $16.39EA
The Source File contains excerpts and additional readings pertaining to Module 4. ** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.

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