Geographic theme: Extreme environments
Unit Contents
- ee.1 The characteristics of extreme environments
- ee.2 Physical processes and landscapes
- ee.3 Managing extreme environments
- ee.4 Extreme environments futures
Detailed examples and case studies
Detailed example
Places explored
Northern Africa
Western Africa
South America
Northern America
- ee.1.1 Global distribution of extreme environments
- ee.1.2 Hot and arid extreme environments
- ee.1.3 Cold / high altitude extreme environments
- ee.2.2 Periglacial landscapes
- ee.2.3 Hot and arid landscapes
- ee.3.1 Mineral extraction in cold environments - Oil extraction in northern Alaska
- ee.4.4 Global climate change in extreme environments
Western Asia
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
Approaches
Visual stimulus
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