Sinopsis

David Waugh's The New Wider World has been updated and revised to support the latest GCSE, Standard Grade and international specifications. This comprehensive text gives students the support they need to develop their geographical knowledge and understanding.This new edition offers the same queality of content and presentation as previous editions, and includes:-revised and updated content throughout, covering recent developments and events in geography from a global perspective, with up-to.date statistics and examples-a new chapter on globalization, with emphasis on its effects, on development goals, global links, trade and industry, and international cooperation-new and updated case studies at the end of each chapter,focusing on specific issues in context to reinforce understanding -focus on the comparison between LEDCs and MEDCs -exam-style question for each chapter to provide support for exam praparation-over 40 places examples, revised and updated with recent statistics, to provide links between theories and concepts and the context of specific places.- a new desing, retaining familiar page layouts, but with a fresh, clear and modern look.