Synopses & Reviews
Originally published in 1962, this volume comprises a series of essays on British geography by various authors. Covering both human and physical areas, the text provides an insight into the astonishing geographical variety of Britain. The respective themes of the essays are accordingly very different, portraying the essential variety of the subject matter. This is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in British geography and the development of geographical models.
Table of Contents
Part I. Great Britain: Introduction: Preface; 1. Relief B. W. Sparks; 2. Climate, vegetation and soils A. Austin Miller; 3. Population J. B. Mitchell; Part II. England and Wales: 4. The London region M. J. Wise; 5. East Anglia J. A. Steers; 6. Fenland A. T. Grove; 7. The South-East Midlands C. T. Smith; 8. The upper Thames Basin A. F. Martin; 9. south-east England B. W. Sparks; 10. Central south England R. J. Small; 11. south-west England M. A. Morgan; 12. The Bristol district B. H. Farmer; 13. Industrial South Wales D. Trevor Williams; 14. Rural Wales E. G. Bowen; 15. The West Midlands R. H. Kinvig; 16. The East Midlands K. C. Edwards; 17. Lincolnshire K. C. Edwards; 18. From the Pennine High Peak to the Humber Alice Garnett; 19. West Yorkshire F. J. Fowler; 20. Rural Yorkshire G. de Boer; 21. Lancastria Geoffrey North; 22. Cumbria F. J. Monkhouse; 23. North-east England A. A. L. Caesar; 24. The Isle of Man J. W. Birch; Part III. Scotland: 25. The south of Scotland Joy Tivy; 26. The Lowlands of Scotland Ronald Miller; 27. North-east Scotland William Kirk; 28. The Grampians H. G. Steers; 29. The north-west Highlands and the Hebrides J. B. Caird; 30. Orkney and the Shetland Islands A. C. O'Dell; Index.