{"product_id":"9781474998505","title":"Geography for Beginners","description":"An introduction to geography, which is all about how the world affects people, and how people affect the world.\u003cbr\u003e The world we live in is complex and constantly changing. It's battered by weather, shaken by earthquakes, and mined, farmed and polluted by humans. This book helps readers understand these processes, make sense of our relationship with the planet, and find ways to change it for the better. Geography is a HUGE subject area that deals with so much more than map-making, rocks, and town planning. This book unpicks how an awareness of geography helps people think about how important the world around us is, from the landscape we live on to the relationships between entire countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the award-winning 'for Beginners' series, which explains big subjects to kids in late primary and early secondary education. Each book outlines what those subjects are about, which big questions experts are grappling with, and what jobs people who study them might go on to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapters in this book include:\u003cbr\u003e- What is geography?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJourney into the Earth\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Earth itself is made of, how that all works, and how we find out more about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeather and climate\u003cbr\u003eWhat goes on in the Earth's atmosphere, the difference between weather and climate, and how they both affect people's lives around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatery world\u003cbr\u003eAll about oceans, rivers and ice - and how people's lives depend on water in all sorts of ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHomes, towns, cities\u003cbr\u003eWhere people live, why they live there, and how people shape the places around them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow money and power shape the world\u003cbr\u003eHow countries and borders work, and how and why some countries are more powerful than others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImproving lives\u003cbr\u003eUsing the tools of geography to find out how people live in different countries and identify ways to improve lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBig issues\u003cbr\u003eWhat are some of the big questions that geographers ask? What geography mysteries are yet to be solved?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeography is EVERYWHERE!\u003cbr\u003eJobs in geography","brand":"Minna Lacey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46905586352277,"sku":"9781474998505","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781474998505.jpg?v=1776890078","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781474998505","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}