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100 _aLeong,Goh Cheng
245 _aCertificate Physical and Human Geography
_cGoh Cheng Leong
250 _a2nd Edition
260 _a New Delhi
_bOxford University Press
_c2023
300 _a202 p
520 _aThis book covers various geographical concepts essential for understanding the subject. It is divided into two parts: Physical Geography and Weather, Climate and Vegetation. Physical Geography explores the Earth's topology, weather and climate, different climatic regions, and vegetation. It covers natural phenomena like volcanoes, earthquakes, weathering processes, mass movement, and groundwater. The book also covers landforms and their shaped forces, such as desert, limestone, chalk, and glaciation. The Weather, Climate and Vegetation section covers climate and weather concepts, including hot, wet, tropical, desert, Savanna, temperate continental, and Mediterranean climates. The book also covers cool climate zones, such as the Siberian, Chinese, Laurentian, British, and Arctic climates. The book is a good choice for students preparing for competitive exams like the Civil Services Preliminaries and is supplemented by numerous illustrations, maps, diagrams, and photographs. Each chapter ends with a questions section to test comprehension of the concepts covered.
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