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This unique study of world regional geography covers the world's regions by 11 experts in their respective fields who are intimately familiar with their material through research, fieldwork, and teaching. Employs the central theme of human development to present a vital, issues-oriented overview of each topic. Provides a deeper understanding of the character of the world's peoples than the more traditional descriptive approach. Revises and expands coverage of Russia and Central Eurasia. Adds a wealth of new material, including New Orleans (refl... MORE

Preface	p. xiii
Basic Concepts and Ideas	p. 2
What Is Geography and Should We Care?	p. 4
Geography Studies the Why of Where	p. 5
Roots: Whence We Came	p. 6
The Modern Practice of Geography	p. 9
Geography and Its Disciplinary Neighbors	p. 12
Understanding Change in Economy and Society	p. 14
Summary	p. 17
Key T... MOREerms	p. 17
Geography and Development in an Era of Globalization	p. 18
Development-What's in a Name?	p. 19
Human Transitions and Development Processes	p. 22
Globalization as a Human Transition?	p. 35
Sustainability Issues	p. 42
Summary	p. 47
Key Terms	p. 47
Geography in Action
How Does Development Happen in the Information Age? Is It the Result of a "Creative Class"?	p. 26
Demographic Transformation for More Industrialized and Less Industrialized Countries	p. 31
Globalization Vignettes	p. 38
Nature, Society, and Development	p. 48
How Places Are Classified Environmentally	p. 49
Use of the Environment	p. 61
Centers of Use and Habitat Modification	p. 63
The Geographic Dimensions of Development	p. 71
Development Explained (at Least in Theory)	p. 87
Summary	p. 92
Key Terms	p. 92
Review Questions	p. 92
Geographer's Craft	p. 93
Geography in Action
Soil Degradation	p. 60
The Green Revolution	p. 76
Women, Development, and the Gender-related Development Index	p. 90
United States and Canada	p. 94
The United States and Canada: The Physical and Human Contexts for Development	p. 96
Landform Geography	p. 97
Climate	p. 106
Early Settlement: European Culture Cores	p. 110
Westward Expansion and Receding Settlement Frontiers	p. 112
Demographic Characteristics	p. 120
Summary	p. 125
Key Terms	p. 125
Geography in Action
The Latest Battle for New Orleans	p. 102
Landforms and Climate: Orographic Effects in the United States	p. 108
The United States and Canada: The Geography of Economic Development	p. 126
Agriculture	p. 127
Resources for Industrial Growth and Development	p. 133
Manufacturing in the United States and Canada	p. 137
Urbanization in the United States and Canada	p. 146
Summary	p. 148
Key Terms	p. 149
Geography in Action
City Types and the American College Town	p. 148
The United States and Canada: Challenges in a Developed Realm	p. 150
Income Disparity and Regional Challenges	p. 151
African Americans	p. 154
Hispanic Americans	p. 157
Other Minorities	p. 161
Canadian Identity and Unity	p. 162
"Melting Pot," "Stew Pot," or What?	p. 164
Summary	p. 166
Key Terms	p. 167
Review Questions	p. 167
Geographer's Craft	p. 167
Geography in Action
Appalachian Poverty	p. 156
Canadian Unity	p. 162
The "Dearborn Effect": Ethnic Clustering in Contemporary American Cities	p. 165
Latin America and the Caribbean	p. 168
Latin America and the Caribbean: Physical Diversity and Cultural Heritage	p. 170
Physical Diversity	p. 172
The Iberian Heritage	p. 175
The Colonial Period	p. 179
The Era of Independence	p. 184
Modern Latin America	p. 185
Summary	p. 195
Key Terms	p. 195
Geography in Action
Altitudinal Life Zones in the Andes	p. 177
Tropical Polyculture and the Conservation of Global Biodiversity	p. 186
Return Migration and the Global Economy	p. 188
Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean: Lands of Contrast	p. 196
Mexico: A Nation of Great Development Potential	p. 197
Central America: Region of Fragile Democracies and Widespread Poverty	p. 206
The Caribbean: Region of Cultural Diversity and Limited Physical Endowments	p. 211
Summary	p. 215
Key Terms	p. 215
Geography in Action
The Globalization of Industry: Mexico's Maquiladora Program	p. 203
Environmental Degradation in Mexico City	p. 205
South America: Regions of Uneven Development	p. 216
Andean South America: Lands of Physical and Social Fragmentation	p. 217
Southern South America: Lands of Economic Growth	p. 231
Brazil: Latin America's Potential Economic Giant	p. 236
Summary	p. 242
Key Terms	p. 243
Review Questions	p. 243
Geographer's Craft	p. 243
Geography in Action
Health and Development in the Humid Lowlands of Latin America	p. 222
High Altitude Adaptation in the South American Andes	p. 228
Latin America's Street Children	p. 236
Europe	p. 244
The European Habitat	p. 246
Landforms	p. 247
Climate Regions	p. 252
Hydrogeography	p. 255
Mineral Resources	p. 255
Environmental Modifications	p. 255
Environmental Crises	p. 260
European Union Environmental Policies	p. 262
Summary	p. 263
Key Terms	p. 263
Geography in Action
The Rhine River: Economic and Cultural Significance	p. 256
Dutch Coastline Alteration	p. 258
The Black Triangle	p. 260
Europe: Culture, Society, Economy	p. 264
Religious Regions	p. 265
Language Patterns	p. 268
Population	p. 268
Standard of Living	p. 270
Immigration	p. 270
Europe's Cities	p. 270
Primary and Secondary Industries	p. 277
Industrial Rejuvenation	p. 277
Service Industries	p. 279
Agriculture	p. 283
Summary	p. 285
Key Terms	p. 285
Geography in Action
Counterurbanization	p. 276
"Technopoles"	p. 279
Europe: Political Geography	p. 286
Separatism	p. 287
Germany	p. 289
France	p. 291
Switzerland and Belgium	p. 292
Yugoslavia: A Balkan Tragedy	p. 295
The United Kingdom	p. 296
Italy	p. 297
Spain	p. 298
Poland	p. 299
Romania	p. 300
The European Union	p. 301
Summary	p. 305
Key Terms	p. 305
Review Questions	p. 305
Geographer's Craft	p. 305
Geography in Action
Liechtenstein: A European Ministate	p. 289
Turkey in the EU? Cultural Regions in Conflict	p. 304
Russia and Central Eurasia	p. 306
The In-Between Countries of Eurasia: Physical Geography and Historical Context	p. 308
Physical Geography	p. 309
Historical Overview	p. 314
Summary	p. 323
Key Terms	p. 323
Geography in Action
Russia's Natural Resources: Are They Worth It?	p. 313
Environmental Problems and Prospects	p. 321
War in Chechnya	p. 322
The In-Between Countries of Eurasia: The Geography of Their Political Economies	p. 324
The Russian Federation: Economic Policy and Society	p. 325
Ukraine: A New Start	p. 336
Belarus: Stuck in Transition	p. 337
Summary	p. 338
Key Terms	p. 339
Geography in Action
Moscow: Emerging Global City?	p. 330
The Caspian Sea: Geopolitics of Oil	p. 334
Central Asia and Afghanistan: Historical and Geographical Context of Economy and Environment	p. 340
Natural Regions	p. 341
Central Asian Heritage	p. 343
Society and Culture	p. 345
"De-Modernization"	p. 347
Modern Afghanistan	p. 350
Post 9/11 Impacts in Central Asia and Afghanistan	p. 353
Summary	p. 354
Key Terms	p. 355
Review Questions	p. 355
Geographer's Craft	p. 355
Geography in Action
The Aral Sea	p. 348
Warlords and Opium	p. 351
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands	p. 356
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands: Isolation and Space	p. 358
Australia	p. 359
New Zealand	p. 370
The Pacific Islands	p. 371
Summary	p. 376
Key Terms	p. 377
Review Questions	p. 377
Geographer's Craft	p. 377
Geography in Action
Frontiers: Australia's Northwest	p. 362
Asia	p. 378
Asia: A Physical and Human Overview	p. 380
The Monsoon Climate: Wet and Dry Seasons	p. 381
Population and Favored Environments	p. 383
Cultural Diversity: Past and Present	p. 385
Colonial and Modern Economies	p. 386
Development Indicators	p. 391
Summary	p. 393
Key Terms	p. 393
Geography in Action
The Economy and Culture of Rice	p. 386
Asian Values, Development, and Globalization	p. 392
Japan	p. 394
Resources: Compensating for Scarcity	p. 396
Human Resources: The Hybrid Culture	p. 401
The Japan Model	p. 403
The Consequences of the Japan Model	p. 412
Japan's Third Transformation: Charting a New Course	p. 417
Summary	p. 419
Key Terms	p. 419
Geography in Action
The Outsiders: Minorities in Japan	p. 402
From Dattogo to Toyota	p. 408
China and Its Pacific Rim Neighbors	p. 420
Environmental Diversity	p. 421
Spatial Evolution of Chinese Culture	p. 426
East Meets West	p. 430
Transformation Under Communism	p. 433
Transformation of Agricultural Production	p. 433
Industry and Regional Economic Growth	p. 435
Urbanization and Migration	p. 443
Population Contours	p. 446
Environmental Sustainability	p. 449
Challenges to China's Future	p. 450
China's Pacific Rim Neighbors	p. 450
Summary	p. 454
Key Terms	p. 455
Geography in Action
The Three Gorges Project: Dams and Development	p. 425
Language and Development	p. 427
Confucianism and Local-Global Processes	p. 429
Chinese Apple Exports and Globalization	p. 436
Hong Kong's Past, Present, and Future	p. 441
Southeast Asia: Development Diversity	p. 456
Areal Organization and Environmental Patterns	p. 457
Pre-European Culture and Economy	p. 459
Colonialism and Development	p. 460
Modern Economic Growth and Stagnation	p. 465
Summary	p. 481
Key Terms	p. 481
Geography in Action
The Asian Tsunami	p. 460
Islam in Insular Southeast Asia	p. 463
Overseas Chinese	p. 465
Forest Clearance and Underdevelopment	p. 470
Migrant Labor and Economic Development	p. 476
The Golden Triangle, Drugs, and AIDS	p. 481
South Asia: India and Its Neighbors	p. 482
Environmental Contrasts	p. 483
The Precolonial Heritage	p. 485
Colonial Transformation	p. 489
Independence and Nation-State Building	p. 491
Population Contours of India	p. 494
Agricultural Development in India	p. 500
India's Industrial Economy	p. 503
Urban India	p. 506
Pakistan	p. 509
Nepal	p. 511
Bangladesh	p. 512
Sri Lanka	p. 515
Summary	p. 516
Key Terms	p. 516
Review Questions	p. 517
Geographer's Craft	p. 517
Geography in Action
Being Poor and Female in South Asia	p. 499
Peasant Farmers Contest the Global Economy	p. 503
"IT for All" and the Digital Divide	p. 506
Globalization and India's Diaspora	p. 507
Water Resource Security and Development	p. 514
The Middle East and North Africa	p. 518
The Middle East and North Africa: Physical and Cultural Environments	p. 520
Physical Geography of the Region	p. 521
Land-use Patterns	p. 526
Historical Overview	p. 532
Summary	p. 539
Key Terms	p. 539
Geography in Action
Land Degradation in North Africa and the Middle East	p. 528
Cairo: Dryland Metropolis in Distress	p. 532
The Reassertion of Islamic Values	p. 536
The Mediterranean Crescent: Maximizing Limited Resources	p. 540
Large States, Integrated Economies	p. 541
Small States, Unique Economies	p. 552
Summary	p. 559
Key Terms	p. 559
Geography in Action
Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa	p. 550
The Gulf States: Living on Oil	p. 560
Regional Characteristics	p. 561
Development and the Petroleum Economy	p. 571
The Impact of Oil	p. 573
Petroleum Powerhouses: Isolation and Globalization	p. 576
Summary	p. 585
Key Terms	p. 585
Review Questions	p. 585
Geographer's Craft	p. 585
Geography in Action
Jeddah's Urban Environmental Crisis	p. 564
Overcoming North African and Middle Eastern Women's Opportunity Constraints	p. 567
Conflict in the Gulf	p. 568
Africa South of the Sahara	p. 586
Africa South of the Sahara: Legacy of Continuity and Change	p. 588
Environmental Diversity	p. 589
Precolonial Africa	p. 593
European Colonialism	p. 596
Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 599
Development Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 610
Summary	p. 620
Key Terms	p. 621
Geography in Action
Africa's Limited Green Revolution	p. 609
Gender Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 613
West, Central, and East Africa: Diversity in Development	p. 622
The Physical Environment	p. 623
West Africa	p. 629
Central Africa	p. 636
East Africa	p. 639
Summary	p. 643
Key Terms	p. 643
Geography in Action
Deforestation in West and Central Africa	p. 628
Tragedy in Sudan's Darfur Region	p. 631
The Ebola Virus	p. 637
Southern Africa: Development in Transition	p. 644
Physical-Environmental Characteristics of the Region	p. 645
Countries of Southern Africa	p. 647
South Africa: Country in Transition	p. 652
Summary	p. 661
Key Terms	p. 661
Review Questions	p. 661
Geographer's Craft	p. 661
Geography in Action
Chronology of Apartheid Legislation and Related Events in South Africa	p. 654
Further Readings	p. FR-1
Glossary	p. G-1
Credits	p. C-1
Index	p. I-1
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