Description Our Planet’s Extreme Environments is one of seven Planet Geography Monographs, each of which covers one option of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The 4 chapters mirror the structure of the syllabus. The same content is also available as chapters 9 to 12 in Our Dynamic Planet.Chapter 1Extreme environmentsGlobal distributionRelief and climatic characteristicsChallenges faced by humans in extreme environmentsCase study of challenges to humans in YakutskCase study of challenges to humans in Death ValleyThe changing distribution of extreme environments over timeChapter 2Glacial processesPeriglacial processesArid landform processesArid landformsChapter 3Agricultural opportunities and challengesCase study of agricultural opportunities and challenges in TurkmenistanOpportunities and challenges for mineral extractionCase study of diamond mining in Mirny, RussiaCase study of iron ore mining in the Pilbara, AustraliaOpportunities and challenges for tourism in extreme environmentsCase study of tourism in the Swiss AlpsCase study of tourism in the Himalayas of NepalCase study of tourism in the Nile Valley of EgyptCase study of tourism in Etosha National Park, NamibiaChapter 4DesertificationCase study of desertification in the SahelCompetition for resourcesCase study of issues of resource competition for the Himba peopleSustainable development and new technologyGlobal change in extreme environments
