TY - BOOK AU - Mayhew,Susan TI - A dictionary of geography T2 - Oxford quick reference SN - 9780199680856 AV - G63 .M39 2015 U1 - 910.3 PY - 2015///] CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Geography KW - Dictionaries KW - fast N1 - Includes Internet access N2 - Containing over 3,100 entries on all aspects of both human and physical geography, this best-selling dictionary is the most authoritative single-volume reference work of its kind. It includes coverage of cartography, surveying, meteorology, climatology, ecology, population, industry, and development. Worked examples and diagrams are provided for many entries, including 15 new illustrations. All existing entries have been fully revised and updated for this new edition, and there is now expanded coverage of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and glacial geomorphology, as well as the inclusion of more international examples within definitions, broadening its coverage considerably. The dictionary includes more than 400 new entries, including economies of scope, marginalization, rurality, and tax havens and offshore financial centres. Recommended web links are suggested for many entries, accessible and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Geography companion website UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1604/2014947483-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1604/2014947483-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1604/2014947483-t.html ER -