Newly revised and updated with over 400 new entries, The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography remains the standard reference work on the subject. Now including all the latest trends and techniques, this is the ideal companion both for school and college students and for the general reader.

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.

Widely acclaimed for many years as the standard popular work on the subject, The Penguin Dictionary of Geography has been expanded and revised to take into account of the many developments in this fast-changing subject. It gives clear definitions of key concepts in geography and is an invaluable source of information and interpretation for students and professionals alike. * Explains terms used in human and physical geography * Covers terms connected with all aspects of the natural environment * Includes discussion of recent developments in feminist geography * Features diagrams

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The third edition of this comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary covers the whole field of physical geography and provides an essential reference for all students and lecturers in this field.