附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-136) and index.
Place name types and derivations for Sinai -- Sinai: search for a geographic entity -- Plate tectonics and the geology of Sinai -- Geomorphology and drainage -- Weather and climate -- Soils of Sinai -- Biogeography of Sinai -- May they eat lamb in Paradise.
摘要: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.
