The World Today: Concepts and Regions in GeographyJohn Wiley & Sons, 4. okt. 2010 - 496 strani Anyone interested in learning about geographic concepts will appreciate this concise book that highlights the most important concepts. The fifth edition presents authoritative content, currency, and outstanding cartography. It continues to build on its strength for understanding maps with the help of additional question types. New coauthor Jan Nijman also helps provide a current view of the field. With its up-to-date information and accessible introduction, this book is engaging for any reader. |
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INTRODUCTION | 2 |
Criteria for Regions | 10 |
Realms of Population | 17 |
DEFINING THE REALM | 30 |
A Dynamic Realm | 38 |
REGIONS OF THE REALM | 50 |
DEFINING THE REALM | 78 |
CHAPTER | 91 |
The Northern Tier | 246 |
Coast and Interior | 255 |
CHAPTER 7A NORTH AFRICASOUTHWEST | 260 |
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES | 262 |
Islam Divided | 269 |
REGIONS OF THE REALM | 278 |
South Asias Population Geography | 322 |
REGIONS OF | 328 |
REGIONS OF THE REALM | 92 |
The Colonial Legacy | 98 |
DEFINING | 114 |
European Settlement and Expansion | 121 |
Cities Industries and the Information Economy | 127 |
REGIONS | 132 |
Regionalism in Canada | 134 |
DEFINING | 144 |
Cultural Geography | 150 |
REGIONS | 156 |
Shifting Economic Geographies | 162 |
Nicaragua | 168 |
THE LESSER ANTILLES | 174 |
DEFINING | 176 |
Economic Geography | 184 |
REGIONS | 192 |
The Three Guianas | 198 |
Paraguay | 204 |
Uruguay | 210 |
Africans and their Land | 225 |
Cultural Patterns | 234 |
GIANT OF THE REALM | 334 |
Economic Geography | 340 |
Bhutan | 346 |
DEFINING | 350 |
ASIA | 352 |
REGIONS OF | 362 |
The Rise of Communist China | 368 |
Population Issues | 376 |
Spatial Contrasts and Constraints | 383 |
DEFINING | 388 |
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES OF SOUTHEAST | 390 |
How the Political | 397 |
CHAPTER | 405 |
REGIONS | 406 |
Cambodia | 411 |
Brunei | 418 |
THE AUSTRAL REALM | 426 |
PACIFIC REALM AND POLAR | 444 |
APPENDIX A METRIC STANDARD INTERNATIONAL SI | 461 |
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