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Student Atlas of World Politics

by: Allen, John L.

Student Atlas of World Politics

by: Allen, John L.

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9780073527734
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0073527734
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/04/2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
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The STUDENT ATLAS OF WORLD POLITICS is an attractive atlas of current affairs that reflects recent developments in political geography and international relations. The new, seventh edition includes enlarged and detailed thematic maps. This collection of maps and data, with its emphasis on currency, is particularly useful for exploring the concept of geopolitics and the crucial relationships between geography and world politics.

A Note to the Student

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Part I The Contemporary World

(20)

World Political Boundaries

(2)

World Climate Regions

(2)

World Topography

(2)

World Ecological Regions

(2)

Natural Hazards

(2)

World Land Use

(2)

World Population Density

(2)

World Religions

(2)

World Languages

(2)

World External Migrations in Modern Times

(1)

Part II States: The Geography of Politics and Political Systems

(38)

Political Boundary Types

(2)

Political Systems

(1)

Federal and Unitary States

(1)

Sovereign States: Duration of Independence

(1)

Political Realms: Regional Changes, 1945--2003

(1)

European Boundaries, 1914--1948

(2)

An Age of Bipolarity: The Cold War ca. 1970

(1)

Europe: Political Changes, 1989--2005

(1)

The European Union

(1)

The Geopolitical World at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century

(1)

The Middle East: Territorial Changes, 1918--Present

(1)

Africa: Colonialism to Independence, 1910--2002

(1)

South Africa: Black Homelands and Post-Apartheid Provinces

(1)

Asia: Colonialism to Independence, 1930--2002

(1)

Global Distribution of Minority Groups

(1)

Linguistic Diversity

(2)

International Conflicts in the Post--World War II World

(2)

World Refuges, 2005

(1)

Post-Cold War International Alliances

(1)

Flashpoints, 2005

(8)

International Terrorism Incidents, 1998--2003

(2)

The Political Geography of a Global Religion: The Islamic World

(1)

Nations with Nuclear Weapons

(1)

Size of Armed Forces

(2)

Military Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross National Product

(1)

Part III The Global Economy

(12)

Membership in the World Trade Organization

(1)

Regional Trade Organizations

(1)

Gross National Income Per Capita

(1)

Relative Wealth of Nations: Purchasing Power Parity

(1)

International Flows of Capital

(1)

Economic Output per Sector

(1)

Employment by Economic Activity

(1)

Central Governmental Expenditures Per Capita

(1)

The Indebtedness of States

(1)

Exports of Primary Products

(1)

Dependence on Trade

(1)

Part IV Population and Human Development

(13)

Population Growth Rate

(1)

Infant Mortality Rate

(1)

Average Life Expectancy at Birth

(1)

Population by Age Group

(1)

Urban Population

(1)

Illiteracy Rates

(1)

Unemployment in the Labor Force

(1)

The Gender Gap: Inequalities in Education and Employment

(1)

Human Rights: Political Rights and Civil Liberties

(1)

Capital Punishment

(1)

Deployment of Peace Corps Volunteers

(1)

The Index of Human Development

(1)

Part V Food, Energy, and Materials

(10)

Production of Staples: Cereals, Roots, and Tubers

(1)

Agricultural Production Per Capita

(1)

Average Daily Per Capita Supply of Calories (Kilocalories)

(1)

Energy Production Per Capita

(1)

Energy Consumption Per Capita

(1)

Energy Dependency

(1)

Flows of Oil

(1)

Production of Crucial Materials

(1)

Consumption of Crucial Materials

(1)

Part VI Environmental Conditions

(10)

Deforestation and Desertification

(1)

Soil Degradation

(1)

Air and Water Quality

(1)

Per Capita Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions

(1)

Potential Global Temperature Change

(1)

The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Animal Species

100

(1)

The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Plant Species

101

(1)

Global Hotspots of Biodiversity

102

(1)

Degree of Human Disturbance

103

(1)

Part VII Regions of the World

104

(29)

North America: Physical Features

105

(1)

North America: Political Divisions

106

(1)

North American Land Use

107

(1)

South America: Physical Features

108

(1)

South America: Political Divisions

109

(1)

South American Land Use

110

(1)

Europe: Physical Features

111

(1)

Europe: Political Divisions

112

(1)

European Land Use

113

(1)

Asia: Physical Features

114

(1)

Asia: Political Divisions

115

(1)

Asian Land Use

116

(1)

Southwest and Central Asia: Physical Features

117

(1)

Southwest and Central Asia: Political Divisions

118

(1)

South and Southeast Asia: Physical Features

119

(1)

South and Southeast Asia: Political Divisions

120

(1)

North and East Asia: Physical Features

121

(1)

North and East Asia: Political Divisions

122

(1)

Africa: Physical Features

123

(1)

Africa: Political Divisions

124

(1)

African Land Use

125

(1)

Australia and Oceania: Physical Features

126

(1)

Australia and Oceania: Political Divisions

127

(1)

Australian and Oceania Land Use

128

(1)

The Pacific Rim

129

(1)

The Atlantic Ocean

130

(1)

The Indian Ocean

131

(1)

The Arctic

132

(1)

Antarctica

132

(1)

Part VIII World Countries: Data Tables

133

(59)

World Countries: Area, Population, and Population Density, 2004

134

(5)

World Countries: Form of Government, Capital City, Major Languages

139

(5)

Defense Expenditures, Armed Forces, Refugees, and the Arms Trade

144

(4)

World Countries: Major Armed Conflicts, 1990--2005

148

(5)

World Countries: Basic Economic Indicators, 2003

153

(4)

World Countries: Population Growth, 1950--2025

157

(4)

World Countries: Basic Demographic Data, 1990--2003

161

(4)

World Countries: Mortality, Health, and Nutrition, 1990--2004

165

(4)

World Countries: Education and Literacy, 2000--2002

169

(3)

World Countries: Agricultural Operations, 1999--2004

172

(4)

Land Use and Deforestation, 1990--2002

176

(5)

World Countries: Energy Production and Use, 1990--2002

181

(3)

World Countries: Water Resources

184

(4)

World Countries: Energy Efficiency and Emissions, 1980--1999

188

(4)

Part IX Geographic Index

192

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