Monica Cole

South Africa (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1961, this book was the first comprehensive work on South African geography that also presented a balanced account of all facets of the economic life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 776
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000620085
• Artikelnr.: 65002826

Autorenporträt

Monica Cole was a Lecturer in Geography at the Universities of Cape Town and Witwatersrand, South Africa, University of Keele, UK and the Chair of Geography at Bedford College, University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Physical Background 1. Structure and Surface 2. Weather and
Climate 3. Vegetation 4. Soils Part 2: The Occupation of Southern Africa
5. The Native Peoples, the Early History and Discovery Southern Africa 6.
The Progress of Settlement Part 3: Water Supply and Irrigation 7. Water and
Irrigation Part 4: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 8. Agriculture:
General Considerations 9. The Cereal Crops 10. Sugar Cane 11. Other Crops
12. Fruit 13. The Pastoral Industries 14. Soil Erosion, Veld Management and
Conservation Farming 15. Forestry, Afforestation and Forest Industries 16.
Fishing and Whaling Part 5: Mineral Resources and Exploitation 17.
Introduction: Mineral Resources and Production 18. Precious Stones 19.
Precious Metals 20. Base Metals 21. Non-Metallic Minerals 22. Coals Part 6:
Power Resources and Manufacturing Industries 23. Power 24. The Emergence of
South Africa as in Industrial Nation 25. The Iron and Steel Industries 26.
The Metal-Working and Engineering Industries 27. The Food Industries 28.
The Fibre-Processing, Textile and Clothing Industries 29. The Tanning,
Footwear and Leather Industries 30. The Chemical Industries 31. Other
Industries Part 7: Communications and Trade 32. Land and Air Communications
33. The Ports and Their Trade Part 8: The Bantu Economy and the Bantu
Territories 34. The Bantu Economy and the Bantu Reserves Part 9. The Major
Regions 35. Introduction: The Major Regions 36. The South-Western Cape 37.
The South-Eastern Cape 38. The Eastern Plateau Slopes 39. The Highveld
Plateau 40. The Witwatersrand Conurbation 41. Basutoland 42. The Transvaal
Plateau Basin Part 10: The Population and the Future 43. Population 44. The
National Income, Trade and the Balance of Payments 45. The Future.