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Guyana in Pictures explores the history and government, economy, people, geography, and cultural life of Guyana. This edition includes comprehensive text with strong curriculum ties, beautiful full-color photography throughout, and interesting, detailed sidebars. ... Read more

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Text and illustrations introduce the geography, history, government, people, and economy of the South American republic once known as British Guiana. ... Read more

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This is a comprehensive look at the physical and human geography of Guyana, using the major systemic divisions of the subject to organize the material. Starting with physical geography - geomorphology, weather and climate, soils and vegetation - the book then progresses to the environment and indigenous peoples. Detailed consideration is given to resources and development, such as mining, forest products and fishing. The relationship between environmental conditions and human activity is explored in the rice industry and sugar-cane farming where irrigation and drainage conditions are favourable, and in other agricultural activity elsewhere. The book then considers both geographical and historical factors affecting the demography, with a look at towns and settlements, manufacturing trade, tourism and transport. Throughout, there are also suggestions for fieldwork, and students are encouraged to employ observation skills and to question what they are taught against that which they see and hear. ... Read more

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Describes the land, climate, resources, economy, and people of the various countries in the Caribbean area. ... Read more

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The View From the Non-Expert
As an aficionado of the history of the British Empire, I found this book to be very informative and readable. Knowing nothing of the subject beforehand, being easy to read is important. The erudition of the author's style may intimidate some, but, in the end, it is precisely the element of the book which carries the reader beyond a mere chronology of events and through synthesis and interpretation gives perspective and colour to what comes out as an adventuresome story, well told, about, of all things, surveying. The experts in the field will probably have their nits to pick, just as Schomburgk had to deal with the RGS and Harrison had to suffer the nabobs of longitude, and the bridge-builder at Szavo had to contend with the lions, but the story will remain alive long after the lions are stuffed and relegated to museums.

Masters of All That They Surveyed
An interesting, well researched book about Robert Schomburgk's attempts to obtain a place for himself in history within the context of setting forth British Guiana's borders using the science and land surveying techniques available to him in the 19th century.The prose of book, however, is what native Guyanese would call 'high falautin' and, toward the end, I disagree with a few of his political theories on modern Guyanese politics;moreover, significantly, there is some repetition.In the end, Graham adds a human and scientific aspect to the discourse concerning the disputed boundaries.The editors should have allowed for a rewrite and/or the author should not have rushed to market or allowed for more maturity.I would recommend the paperback.

total waste of time
This book was a total waste of time.Full of high-blown, flowery prose, lofty hypotheses, and absolute nonsense. Sometimes a Ph.D thesis--which this apparently was before the University of Chicago Press was convinced to publish it--ought to remain a Ph.D. thesis.A waste of trees, a waste of ink, and a waste of time.Save your money and read the yellow pages--you will enjoy it more than Masters of All They Surveyed ... Read more

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This book is concerned with the nature of the relationship between gender, ethnicity and poverty in the context of the external and internal dynamics of households in Guyana. ... Read more

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Chapters: Stabroek, Guyana, Mahdia, Guyana, Aishalton, Anna Regina, Matthew's Ridge, Annai, Nonpareil, Guyana, Zeeburg, Guyana, Moleson Creek, Adventure, Guyana, Skeldon, Guyana, Parika, Mabaruma, Baramita, Abary, Mahaicony, Providence, Guyana, Annandale, Demerara-Mahaica, Paramakatoi, Achiwib, Port Mourant, Crabwood Creek, East Berbice-Corentyne, Bartica, Belladrum, Demerara Harbour Bridge, New Andalusia, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Iwokrama Forest, Clonbrook, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Victoria, Guyana, Jonestown, Demerara, Potaro-Siparuni, Pomeroon River, Wakenaam, Courantyne River, Canje River, Maicobi, Cuyuni River, Berbice River, Rosignol, Rupununi River, Acarai Mountains, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Rupununi Savannah, Shell Beach, Guyana, Splashmins Fun Park, Demerara-Essequibo, Kabakaburi, Kumaka, East Berbice-Corentyne, Rose Hall, Guyana, Takutu River, Amaila Falls, Waini River, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, Unity Village, Guyana, Vreed En Hoop, Wenamu River, King George Vi Falls, King Edward Viii Falls, Ankoko Island, Amacuro River, Charity, Guyana, Corocoro Island, Crab Island, Guyana, Saxacalli, Mount Venamo, Burma, Guyana, Timehri, Abary River, Pacaraima Mountains, Torani Canal, El Paso, Guyana, Silver Hill, Guyana, Kanuku Mountains, Hosororo, Serra Do Acari, Hog Island, Guyana, Arakaka, Barima River, Belfield, Guyana, Orinduik Falls, Mora Point, Wakapau, Coeroeni River, Imataka Mountains, Apoteri, Suddie, Barama River, Kumaka, Barima-Waini, Cane Grove, Merume River, Kamwatta Hill, Eping River, Burro-Burro River, Oko River, Rewa River, New River, Kassikaityu River, Oronoque River, Kaituma River, Siparuni River, Puruni River, Issineru River, Kurupung River, Kako River, Wel Te Vreeden, Meamu River, Moruka River, Kurubrang River, Akaiwang River, Ekareku River, Arnik River, Governor Light, Kartabo, Guyana, Kuyuwini River, Konawaruk River, Kwitaro River, Kamarang, Esau and Jacob, Hackney, Guyana, Hyde Park, Guyana...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4172401 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Geography of Guyana comprises the physical characteristics of the country in Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela, with a land area of approximately 214,970 square kilometres. The country is situated between 1 and 9 north latitude and between 56 and 62 west longitude. With a 430-kilometre Atlantic coastline on the northeast, Guyana is bounded by Venezuela on the west, Brazil on the west and south, and Suriname on the east. The land comprises three main geographical zones: the coastal plain, the white sand belt, and the interior highlands. ... Read more

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Guyana. Savanna, Geography of Guyana, Regions of Guyana, Neighborhood Councils of Guyana, Schomburgk Line, History of Guyana, Economy of Guyana, Agriculture in Guyana, List of companies of Guyana, Demographics of Guyana, Guyanese people, Religion in Guyana, Transport in Guyana, Electricity sector in Guyana ... Read more

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Chapters: Guiana Shield, Iwokrama Forest, Rupununi, Rupununi Savannah, Torani Canal. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Geography of Guyana comprises the physical characteristics of the country in Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela, with a land area of approximately 214,970 square kilometres. The country is situated between 1 and 9 north latitude and between 56 and 62 west longitude. With a 430-kilometre Atlantic coastline on the northeast, Guyana is bounded by Venezuela on the west, Brazil on the west and south, and Suriname on the east. The land comprises three main geographical zones: the coastal plain, the white sand belt, and the interior highlands. The coastal plain, which occupies about 5% of the country's area, is home to more than 90% of its inhabitants. The plain ranges from five to six kilometers wide and extends from the Courantyne River in the east to the Venezuelan border in the northwest. The coastal plain is made up largely of alluvial mud swept out to sea by the Amazon River, carried north by ocean currents, and deposited on the Guyanese shores. A rich clay of great fertility, this mud overlays the white sands and clays formed from the erosion of the interior bedrock and carried seaward by the rivers of Guyana. Because much of the coastal plain floods at high tide, efforts to dam and drain this area have gone on since the 1700s. Guyana has no well-defined shoreline or sandy beaches. Approaching the ocean, the land gradually loses elevation until it includes many areas of marsh and swamp. Seaward from the vegetation line is a region of mud flats, shallow brown water, and sandbars. Off New Amsterdam, these mud flats extend almost twenty-fi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=56716 ... Read more

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This travel book is part of a series inviting young readers to explore the six continents. Each title includes a survey of the country's history, geography, culture, government, industry, agriculture, place in the world and a suggestion of what the future may hold. ... Read more

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This work covers development activities in Venezuela's largest block of forests. Because of a large percentage of these forests remain relatively undisturbed, Venezuela is faced with an opportunity to maintain one of the world's largest tracts of forest intact for future generations. However, forests of the Guyana region and increasingly under threat from large-scale development activities and population pressures. Although a significant proportion of the forests are protected as national parks and natural monuments, uncertainties regarding protected area boundaries and overlaps with other areas designated for extractive uses mean that fragile ecosystems could be opened for large-scale extractive activities. ... Read more

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Taking an in-depth view of Guyana, this book looks at its landscape, people, history, government and nationhood. Modern developments in Guyana are highlighted and special attention is paid to the country's natural resources, trade and tourism. It is aimed at primary-school children in Guyana. "Caribbean Social Studies" is a six-level course for primary and all-age schools in the Caribbean. For Year 4 there are separate books for each country. ... Read more