Great Britain
Geographical Essays

Originally published in 1962, this volume comprises a series of essays on British geography by various authors.

J. B. Mitchell (Edited by)

9780521099868, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 August 1975

626 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.91 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: The environment [RN]