* Written by examiners to be accessible for every student with an attractive, full-colour design. * All statistics and case studies use current up-to-date information and are taken from a wide variety of international contexts. * The free ActiveBook CD contains Geography animations, PowerPoint presentations, a range of revision resources, fieldwork opportunities and past exam questions. * Full answers to the Student Book questions are available to teachers and parents by emailing customersolutions@pearson.com (for UK teachers and parents) or icsorders@pearson.com (for all other teachers and parents). Author Biographies Michael Witherick has written a wide range of A-level and GCSE Geography texts for several publishers. He has over 20 years' Chief Examiner experience, was involved in the design of Edexcel's current International GCSE Geography specification and is currently serving as the subject's Senior Reviser. He formerly lectured in Geography at the University of Southampton. Steve Milner has been a Geography Chief Examiner since 1979 and has been the Edexcel International GCSE Geography Chief Examiner since 2005. He is the Chief Examiner for the new 2009 Geography specification. Steve has written a number of GCSE textbooks, including the Longman textbook for the previous Edexcel International GCSE Geography specification. Over a 40-year career in Geography, he has been a school and college Head of Department, an advisory teacher and a university tutor, and continues to teach part-time in a school.