Essentials of World Regional Geography

Name: Essentials of World Regional Geography
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ISBN: 9780534466008

ISBN-10: 0534466001

ISBN-13: 9780534466008

Edition: 5th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Joseph J. Hobbs, Christopher L. Salter

List price: $308.95

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The new edition of ESSENTIALS OF WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY provides both a cultural and physical geographic understanding of the world's eight regions in an easily customizable format designed to fit different course structures while retaining a true global appreciation. The text's hallmark pedagogical feature, "Profile" chapters, provide a brief, thematic overview of each of the eight regions. This pedagogical organization allows an instructor to cover the entire world in thirteen weeks, spending as little or as much time on each region as they need, or even creating a custom book to fit their course. Subsequent regional chapters provide traditional, finer-scale details on a local level,…

Book details

List price: $308.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 3/25/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 704
Size: 9.00" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.004
Language: English




Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography



Physical and Human Processes that Shape World Regions



A Geographic Profile of Europe



The European Core



The European Periphery



A Geographic Profile of Russia and the Near Abroad



Fragmentation and Redevelopment in Russia and the Near Abroad



A Geographic Profile of the Middle East and North Africa



Countries of the Middle East and North Africa: Modern Struggles in an Ancient Land



A Geographic Profile of Monsoon Asia



Complex and Populous South Asia



Southeast Asia: From Slash-and-Burn to Semiconductors



China, the Giant



Japan and the Koreas: Adversity and Prosperity in the Western Pacific



A Geographic Profile of the Pacific World



Prosperous, Remote Australia and New Zealand



A Geographic Profile of Africa South of the Sahara



The Assets and Afflictions of Countries South of the Sahara



A Geographic Profile of Latin America



Middle America: Land of the Shaking Earth



South America, Stirring Giant



A Geographic Profile of the United States and Canada



Canada, from Sea to Sea



The United States: Out of Many, One