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| Preface | |
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| Basic Concepts and Ideas | |
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| What Is Geography and Should We Care? | |
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| Geography Studies the Why of Where | |
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| Roots: Whence We Came | |
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| The Modern Practice of Geography | |
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| Geography and Its Disciplinary Neighbors | |
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| Understanding Change in Economy and Society | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography and Development in an Era of Globalization | |
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| Development-What's in a Name? | |
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| Human Transitions and Development Processes | |
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| Globalization as a Human Transition? | |
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| Sustainability Issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| How Does Development Happen in the Information Age? Is It the Result of a "Creative Class"? | |
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| Demographic Transformation for More Industrialized and Less Industrialized Countries | |
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| Globalization Vignettes | |
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| Nature, Society, and Development | |
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| How Places Are Classified Environmentally | |
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| Use of the Environment | |
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| Centers of Use and Habitat Modification | |
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| The Geographic Dimensions of Development | |
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| Development Explained (at Least in Theory) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Soil Degradation | |
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| The Green Revolution | |
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| Women, Development, and the Gender-related Development Index | |
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| United States and Canada | |
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| The United States and Canada: The Physical and Human Contexts for Development | |
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| Landform Geography | |
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| Climate | |
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| Early Settlement: European Culture Cores | |
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| Westward Expansion and Receding Settlement Frontiers | |
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| Demographic Characteristics | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Latest Battle for New Orleans | |
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| Landforms and Climate: Orographic Effects in the United States | |
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| The United States and Canada: The Geography of Economic Development | |
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| Agriculture | |
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| Resources for Industrial Growth and Development | |
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| Manufacturing in the United States and Canada | |
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| Urbanization in the United States and Canada | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| City Types and the American College Town | |
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| The United States and Canada: Challenges in a Developed Realm | |
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| Income Disparity and Regional Challenges | |
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| African Americans | |
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| Hispanic Americans | |
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| Other Minorities | |
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| Canadian Identity and Unity | |
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| "Melting Pot," "Stew Pot," or What? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Appalachian Poverty | |
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| Canadian Unity | |
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| The "Dearborn Effect": Ethnic Clustering in Contemporary American Cities | |
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| Latin America and the Caribbean | |
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| Latin America and the Caribbean: Physical Diversity and Cultural Heritage | |
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| Physical Diversity | |
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| The Iberian Heritage | |
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| The Colonial Period | |
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| The Era of Independence | |
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| Modern Latin America | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Altitudinal Life Zones in the Andes | |
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| Tropical Polyculture and the Conservation of Global Biodiversity | |
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| Return Migration and the Global Economy | |
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| Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean: Lands of Contrast | |
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| Mexico: A Nation of Great Development Potential | |
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| Central America: Region of Fragile Democracies and Widespread Poverty | |
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| The Caribbean: Region of Cultural Diversity and Limited Physical Endowments | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Globalization of Industry: Mexico's Maquiladora Program | |
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| Environmental Degradation in Mexico City | |
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| South America: Regions of Uneven Development | |
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| Andean South America: Lands of Physical and Social Fragmentation | |
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| Southern South America: Lands of Economic Growth | |
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| Brazil: Latin America's Potential Economic Giant | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Health and Development in the Humid Lowlands of Latin America | |
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| High Altitude Adaptation in the South American Andes | |
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| Latin America's Street Children | |
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| Europe | |
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| The European Habitat | |
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| Landforms | |
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| Climate Regions | |
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| Hydrogeography | |
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| Mineral Resources | |
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| Environmental Modifications | |
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| Environmental Crises | |
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| European Union Environmental Policies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Rhine River: Economic and Cultural Significance | |
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| Dutch Coastline Alteration | |
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| The Black Triangle | |
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| Europe: Culture, Society, Economy | |
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| Religious Regions | |
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| Language Patterns | |
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| Population | |
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| Standard of Living | |
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| Immigration | |
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| Europe's Cities | |
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| Primary and Secondary Industries | |
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| Industrial Rejuvenation | |
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| Service Industries | |
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| Agriculture | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Counterurbanization | |
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| "Technopoles" | |
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| Europe: Political Geography | |
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| Separatism | |
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| Germany | |
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| France | |
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| Switzerland and Belgium | |
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| Yugoslavia: A Balkan Tragedy | |
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| The United Kingdom | |
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| Italy | |
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| Spain | |
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| Poland | |
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| Romania | |
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| The European Union | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Liechtenstein: A European Ministate | |
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| Turkey in the EU? Cultural Regions in Conflict | |
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| Russia and Central Eurasia | |
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| The In-Between Countries of Eurasia: Physical Geography and Historical Context | |
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| Physical Geography | |
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| Historical Overview | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Russia's Natural Resources: Are They Worth It? | |
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| Environmental Problems and Prospects | |
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| War in Chechnya | |
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| The In-Between Countries of Eurasia: The Geography of Their Political Economies | |
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| The Russian Federation: Economic Policy and Society | |
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| Ukraine: A New Start | |
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| Belarus: Stuck in Transition | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Moscow: Emerging Global City? | |
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| The Caspian Sea: Geopolitics of Oil | |
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| Central Asia and Afghanistan: Historical and Geographical Context of Economy and Environment | |
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| Natural Regions | |
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| Central Asian Heritage | |
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| Society and Culture | |
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| "De-Modernization" | |
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| Modern Afghanistan | |
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| Post 9/11 Impacts in Central Asia and Afghanistan | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Aral Sea | |
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| Warlords and Opium | |
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| Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands | |
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| Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands: Isolation and Space | |
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| Australia | |
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| New Zealand | |
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| The Pacific Islands | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Frontiers: Australia's Northwest | |
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| Asia | |
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| Asia: A Physical and Human Overview | |
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| The Monsoon Climate: Wet and Dry Seasons | |
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| Population and Favored Environments | |
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| Cultural Diversity: Past and Present | |
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| Colonial and Modern Economies | |
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| Development Indicators | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Economy and Culture of Rice | |
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| Asian Values, Development, and Globalization | |
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| Japan | |
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| Resources: Compensating for Scarcity | |
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| Human Resources: The Hybrid Culture | |
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| The Japan Model | |
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| The Consequences of the Japan Model | |
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| Japan's Third Transformation: Charting a New Course | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Outsiders: Minorities in Japan | |
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| From Dattogo to Toyota | |
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| China and Its Pacific Rim Neighbors | |
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| Environmental Diversity | |
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| Spatial Evolution of Chinese Culture | |
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| East Meets West | |
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| Transformation Under Communism | |
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| Transformation of Agricultural Production | |
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| Industry and Regional Economic Growth | |
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| Urbanization and Migration | |
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| Population Contours | |
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| Environmental Sustainability | |
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| Challenges to China's Future | |
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| China's Pacific Rim Neighbors | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Three Gorges Project: Dams and Development | |
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| Language and Development | |
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| Confucianism and Local-Global Processes | |
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| Chinese Apple Exports and Globalization | |
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| Hong Kong's Past, Present, and Future | |
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| Southeast Asia: Development Diversity | |
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| Areal Organization and Environmental Patterns | |
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| Pre-European Culture and Economy | |
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| Colonialism and Development | |
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| Modern Economic Growth and Stagnation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| The Asian Tsunami | |
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| Islam in Insular Southeast Asia | |
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| Overseas Chinese | |
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| Forest Clearance and Underdevelopment | |
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| Migrant Labor and Economic Development | |
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| The Golden Triangle, Drugs, and AIDS | |
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| South Asia: India and Its Neighbors | |
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| Environmental Contrasts | |
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| The Precolonial Heritage | |
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| Colonial Transformation | |
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| Independence and Nation-State Building | |
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| Population Contours of India | |
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| Agricultural Development in India | |
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| India's Industrial Economy | |
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| Urban India | |
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| Pakistan | |
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| Nepal | |
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| Bangladesh | |
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| Sri Lanka | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Being Poor and Female in South Asia | |
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| Peasant Farmers Contest the Global Economy | |
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| "IT for All" and the Digital Divide | |
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| Globalization and India's Diaspora | |
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| Water Resource Security and Development | |
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| The Middle East and North Africa | |
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| The Middle East and North Africa: Physical and Cultural Environments | |
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| Physical Geography of the Region | |
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| Land-use Patterns | |
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| Historical Overview | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Land Degradation in North Africa and the Middle East | |
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| Cairo: Dryland Metropolis in Distress | |
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| The Reassertion of Islamic Values | |
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| The Mediterranean Crescent: Maximizing Limited Resources | |
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| Large States, Integrated Economies | |
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| Small States, Unique Economies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa | |
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| The Gulf States: Living on Oil | |
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| Regional Characteristics | |
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| Development and the Petroleum Economy | |
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| The Impact of Oil | |
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| Petroleum Powerhouses: Isolation and Globalization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Jeddah's Urban Environmental Crisis | |
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| Overcoming North African and Middle Eastern Women's Opportunity Constraints | |
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| Conflict in the Gulf | |
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| Africa South of the Sahara | |
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| Africa South of the Sahara: Legacy of Continuity and Change | |
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| Environmental Diversity | |
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| Precolonial Africa | |
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| European Colonialism | |
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| Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa | |
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| Development Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Africa's Limited Green Revolution | |
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| Gender Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa | |
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| West, Central, and East Africa: Diversity in Development | |
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| The Physical Environment | |
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| West Africa | |
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| Central Africa | |
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| East Africa | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Deforestation in West and Central Africa | |
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| Tragedy in Sudan's Darfur Region | |
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| The Ebola Virus | |
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| Southern Africa: Development in Transition | |
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| Physical-Environmental Characteristics of the Region | |
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| Countries of Southern Africa | |
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| South Africa: Country in Transition | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Geographer's Craft | |
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| Geography in Action | |
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| Chronology of Apartheid Legislation and Related Events in South Africa | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |