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The Sinai: A Physical Geography.
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The Sinai: A Physical Geography. Paperback - 1997

by Greenwood, Ned

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Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1997. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures (including black & white photos), tables, tiny bump top spine, minor edgewear. 148 pp. Ned Greenwood offers a complete, up-to-date physical geography of the Sinai peninsula, which joins two continents: Africa and Eurasia. Focuses in detail on plate tectonics, geology, geomorphology, weather and climate, soils and biogeography. Considers the human geography of Sinai, including the pressures currently posed by population growth, political extremism, and environmental constraints on development.
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  • Title The Sinai: A Physical Geography.
  • Author Greenwood, Ned
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Paperback
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Texas Press, Austin, TX
  • Date 1997
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 21646
  • ISBN 9780292727991 / 0292727992
  • Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.02 x 0.48 in (22.86 x 15.29 x 1.22 cm)
  • Reading level 1420
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress subjects Physical geography - Egypt - Sinai
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96027618
  • Dewey Decimal Code 915.31

From the publisher

One of the world's oldest crossroads, the Sinai joins the great continental land masses of Africa and Eurasia. Its physical geography of rugged mountain peaks, desert plains, and sea coasts was formed by the collision of the two continental plates, while the human tides that have swept across the region over millennia have left an intricate web of cultures and ethnicities.

In this book, Ned Greenwood offers a complete, up-to-date physical geography of Sinai. After an introductory chapter that situates Sinai within world history and geography, he focuses in detail on the following areas: plate tectonics and geology, geomorphology and drainage, weather and climate, soils, and biogeography.

In the concluding chapter, Greenwood considers the human geography of Sinai, including the pressures currently posed by population growth, political extremism, and environmental constrictions on development. He offers a fully rounded picture of the physical environment of Sinai that will be vital reading for everyone concerned about the future of this strategic yet fragile land.

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