The term tsunamic comes from the Japanese composed of the two kanji (tsu) meaning harbor and (nami) meaning wave (for the plural one can either follow ordinary English practice and add as s, or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese). Tsunamic are sometimes referred to as tidal waves. In recent years this term has fallen out of favour especially in the scientific community because tsunamic actually have nothing to do with tides. The once popular term derives ...
Increasing global interests and involvements have been demanded the stimulation of a global awareness of the world and this educational need is well served by this latest extensively revised, restructured and thoroughly up-to-date edition. Regional geography is firmly the concept of central importance in this presentation of geographical knowledge on the layout of the world’s environments and societies but this is no static descriptive survey. ...