Senior Geography for Queensland Book 1 2E & eBookPLUS

Note to teachers and students
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 - Investigating the natural environment
Introduction
The Earth's systems
Elective 1: Managing coastal environments
Regional case study - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Elective 2: Managing glacial and polar environments
Local case study - Managing New Zealand's glacial environments
Regional case study - Antarctica: managing our last wilderness
Revise and review
Key terms

Chapter 2 - Responding to Natural Hazards

Introduction
Responding to geological hazards
Regional Case Study - Volcanoes of Italy
Atmospheric hazards
Investigating cyclones - a geographic inquiry
Concluding the inquiry
Regional case study - Tropical cyclones in Australia
Geomorphic hazards
Local case study: Thredbo land Sijeruk
National case study: Landslides in Nepal - the interaction between physical and human systems
Revise and review
Key terms

Chapter 3 - Managing Catchments

Introduction
The hydrologic water cycle
River valleys and landforms
The work of Rivers
Using catchment data
Local case study: Local flooding in Brisbane
Living in a catchment
Stream regulation and water flow
Local case study: The Three Gorges Dam, China
Domestic Water
Regional case study: A Queensland water grid
Regional case study: The Murray-Darling Basin
Local case study: Fieldwork in a local catchment
Sustainable catchment management
Revise and review
Key terms

Chapter 4 - Investigating Social Environments

Introduction
What are communities and settlements?
Where do most of the world's people live?
The history of settlements
The structure of modern settlements
Features of modern-day cities
National case study: Australian settlement patterns
Revise and review
Key terms

Chapter 5 - Sustainable Communities

Introduction
Ecological sustainability, livability and ecological footprints
Regional case study: Sustaining Brisbane's air quality
Local case study: Sustainable communities in Brisbane's inner suburbs
Planning for suburban consumers - the application of gravity models
Australia's rural communities - are they sustainable?
Regional case study: Sustaining communities on the Darling Downs
National case study: Sustainable coastal communities
Planning for sustainable cities
Local case study: The planned capital city
Revise and review
Key terms

Chapter 6 - Connecting People and Places

Introduction
Infrastructure
Ecocities
Regional case study: South-east Queensland
Planning for commuters
The influence of infrastructure
Local case study: Curitiba, Brazil
Regional case study: Tibetan rail link
Globalisation
Global case study: Globalisation - India and Okinawa
Revise and review
Key terms
INDEX