9780132300971

This versatile book/interactive workbook enables readers to learn place geography and, as they learn, to reinforce and apply that knowledge by constructing thematic maps which convey physical, economic, cultural, or political characteristics of places.Completely updates demographic and economic data; includesthe latest data illustrating new global trends in declining birth rates, labor migration, and rising incomes. Provides extensivecoverage of the AIDS/HIV crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Includes location analyses of Disney Theme Parks in California, Florida, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong.A useful reference for anyone who wants to increase their knowledge of place geography.

Please note this Table of Contents is from the fifth edition of Building Geographic Literacy
Preface
The Significance of Place
The Frame of Reference: Earths Location Grid, Time Zones, and the International Date Line
Lands and Seas
The United States and Canada
Europe
Russia, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia: A Region in Transformation
Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Africa South of the Sahara
The Middle East and North Africa
Latin America
Appendices
Index
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Building Geographic Literacy An Interactive Approach

Building Geographic Literacy An Interactive Approach

0132300974

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