Title:
The Penguin dictionary of geography
Author:
Clark, Audrey N.
ISBN:
9780140513882
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Edition:
2nd ed., New ed.
Publication Information:
London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Books, 1998.
Physical Description:
vii, 454 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Series:
Penguin reference books
Penguin reference books.
General Note:
Previously published as: The new Penguin dictionary of geography. 1990.
Abstract:
"The Penguin Dictionary of Geography has been expanded and revised and contains some 750 new entries to take into account developments in all areas of the subject. It now includes an explanation of terms connected with all aspects of the environment, natural and social; recent concepts in the field such as feminist geography, sustainability, uneven development and globalization; foreign and American terms; succinct, clear definitions of natural phenomena; sociological terminology; explanations of terms relating to climatology, ecology, economics, geology, remote sensing and statistics."--Jacket.
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Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1207/99187508-b.html