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Author:   Easton ,  Saldais
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Weight:   1.220kg
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9780195590197

ISBN 10:   0195590198
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   11 November 2013
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Secondary
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GEOGRAPHYThe geographer's toolkit - concepts and skillsUnit 1 Water in the worldChapter 1 Water as a resource1.1 How is water used as an environmental resource?1.2 How does water connect and affect places?1.3 How much water do we have?Chapter 2 Valuing and managing water2.1 In what ways do we value and manage water?2.2 How can we overcome water scarcity?2.3 How do we respond to floods?Unit 2 Place and liveability Chapter 3 Living in Australia 3.1 Where do we live and why?3.2 Why are some places more liveable than others?3.3 How do people connect to different places?Chapter 4 Liveable cities4.1 What makes a city liveable?4.2 Where are the most and least liveable cities?4.3 How can we make cities more liveable?HISTORYThe historian's toolkit - concepts and skillsOverview 1 Investigating the ancient pastDepth study 1 Investigating the ancient past Chapter 5 Investigating the ancient past 5.1 How is history investigated?5.2 What sources can be used in historical investigation?5.3 What methods are used to investigate the past?5.4 Why is conservation important?Overview 2 The Mediterranean worldDepth study 2 The Mediterranean world Chapter 6 Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt: a timeline6.1 How did geographical features influence human settlement in ancient Egypt?6.2 What shaped the roles of key groups in ancient Egypt?6.3 How did beliefs, values and practices influence ancient Egyptian lifestyles?6.4 How did contacts and conflicts change ancient Egypt?Chapter 7 Ancient GreeceAncient Greece: a timeline7.1 How did geographical features influence human settlement in ancient Greece?7.2 What shaped the roles of key groups in ancient Greece?7.3 How did beliefs, values and practices influence ancient Greek lifestyles?7.4 How did contacts and conflicts change ancient Greece?Chapter 8 Ancient RomeAncient Rome: a timeline8.1 How did geographical features influence human settlement in ancient Rome?8.2 What shaped the roles of key groups in ancient Rome?8.3 How did beliefs, values and practices influence ancient Roman lifestyles?8.4 How did contacts and conflicts change ancient Rome?Overview 3 The Asian worldDepth study 3 The Asian worldAncient India [obook only chapter]1 How did geographical features influence human settlement in ancient India?2 What shaped the roles of key groups in ancient India?3 How did beliefs, values and practices influence ancient Indian lifestyles?4 How did contacts and conflicts change ancient India? Chapter 9 Ancient China Ancient China: a timeline9.1 How did geographical features influence human settlement in ancient China?9.2 What shaped the roles of key groups in ancient China?9.3 How did beliefs, values and practices influence ancient Chinese lifestyles?9.4 How did contacts and conflicts change ancient China?GlossaryIndex*assess is available for selected chapters (not available for obook only chapters).

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Mark Easton has taught Geography, History and English for over 20 years and during the last 15 years has been a contributing author to many geography, humanities and atlas titles. In 2010 he joined Oxford as a geography consultant to work on a range of titles and to support the use of these resources in the classroom. Mark is also the Head of the Humanities Department at St Margaret's School.Maggy Saldais brings fifteen years' experience in educational publishing to her role as a History author. Maggy has a strong academic background in the discipline of History and a long-held commitment to engaging middle-years students in learning and discovery in her field of expertise.

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