Nature's fury extreme natural events : NCEA Level 1

"Nature's fury provides relevant case studies of historical and recent volcanic eruptions, tropical storms and earthquakes, including the eruption of Mt Pinatubo, Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Percy, and the Haiti and Christchurch earthquakes. Accessible and easy to read, the book has many su...

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Verfasser: Anderson, Lois (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Erschienen: Auckland, New Zealand Pearson 2012
Ausgabe:NCEA [National Certificate of Educational Achievement] - Level 1
Katalog:GEI:  Suchergebnis im Bibliothekskatalog
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  • Zusammenfassung: "Nature's fury provides relevant case studies of historical and recent volcanic eruptions, tropical storms and earthquakes, including the eruption of Mt Pinatubo, Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Percy, and the Haiti and Christchurch earthquakes. Accessible and easy to read, the book has many supporting illustrations and photographs. There are a variety of activities and exercises throughout that will give you valuable practice so you will develop the confidence you need to do well in your assessment."--Back cover
    Introduction -- Introducing volcanism -- The Tarawera eruption, 1886 -- The Pinatubo eruption, 1991 -- Introudcing tropical cyclones -- Tropical cyclone Percy, 2005 -- Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Introducing earthquakes -- The Haiti earthquake, 2010 -- The Canterbury earthquakes, 2010-11 -- Topographical map skills
  • Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 260. - "Stumme Karten": Seite 255-259 (appendix C)
    Zielgruppe - Audience: Senior secondary
  • xvi, 268 Seiten zahlreiche Illustrationen, Diagramme und Karten 28 cm
  • ISBN: 1442552816
    9781442552814
Schriftenreihe:Always learning
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Aufnahmedatum:01.05.2018
Änderungsdatum:01.05.2018