World Regional Geography

✍ Scribed by Joseph J. Hobbs

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 747
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The sixth edition of WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY offers you a rich cultural and physical geographic understanding of the world’s eight regions. In the text’s ’’Profile’’ chapters, the author presents brief, thematic overviews for each of the eight regions. Subsequent regional chapters present traditional, current details on a local level, including geographical factors and in-depth observations. The art program offers many new and revised maps, as well as photos submitted by the author that depict cultural and geographic aspects of the world’s eight regions. New and extensively revised thematic maps centered on topics like language, religion, and ethnicity allow you to make cultural and regional comparisons quickly. You have access to these maps electronically for further study and use in the classroom. Clearly outlined chapter objectives emphasize more thematic discussions in the subregional chapters as well as highlighted textual discussions. The author also ties in relevant historical geography to give you a context for current events and geopolitical issues in the world.

✦ Table of Contents

1. Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography. 2. Physical Processes that Shape the World. 3. Human Processes that Shape World Regions. 4. A Geographic Profile of Europe. Module 4.1: The European Core. Module 4.2: The European Periphery. 5. A Geographic Profile of Russia and the Near Abroad. Module 5.1: Fragmentation and Redevelopment in Russia and the Near Abroad. 6. A Geographic Profile of the Middle East and North Africa. Module 6.1: The Middle East and North Africa: Modern Struggles in an Ancient Land. 7. A Geographic Profile of Monsoon Asia. Module 7.1: Complex and Populous South Asia. Module 7.2: Southeast Asia: From Subsistence Farming to Semiconductors. Module 7.3: China: The Giant. Module 7.4: Japan and the Koreas: Adversity and Prosperity in the Western Pacific. 8. A Geographic Profile of the Pacific World. Module 8.1: Australia and New Zealand: Prosperous and No Longer So Remote. 9. A Geographic Profile of Sub-Saharan Africa. Module 9.1: The Assets and Afflictions of Sub-Saharan Countries. 10. A Geographic Profile of Latin America. Module 10.1: Middle America: Land of the Shaking Earth. Module 10.2: South America: Stirring Giant. 11. A Geographic Profile of the United States and Canada. Module 11.1: Canada: From Sea to Sea. Module 11.2: The United States: Out of Many, One.