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A Note to the Student_iii | |
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What's New in This Edition_v | |
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About the Authors_vi | |
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Acknowledgments_vi | |
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Introduction: How to Read an Atlas_xi | |
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The Contemporary World | |
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World Political Boundaries | |
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World Climate Regions | |
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Vegetation Types | |
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Soil Orders | |
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World Topography | |
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Plate Tectonics | |
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World Ecological Regions | |
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World Natural Hazards | |
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Land Use Patterns of the World | |
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Urbanization | |
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Transportation Patterns | |
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World Population Density | |
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World Religions | |
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World Languages | |
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World External Migrations in Modern Times | |
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States: The Geography of Politics and Political Systems | |
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Political Boundary Types | |
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Political Systems | |
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The Emergence of the State | |
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Organized States and Chiefdoms, A.D. 1500 | |
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European Colonialism, 1500�2000 | |
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Federal and Unitary States | |
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Sovereign States: Duration of Independence | |
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The United Nations | |
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United Nations Regions and Sub-Regions | |
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Political Realms: Regional Changes, 1945�2003 | |
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European Boundaries, 1914�1949 | |
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An Age of Bipolarity: The Cold War ca. 1970 | |
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Europe: Political Changes, 1989�2009 | |
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The European Union, 2009 | |
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The Geopolitical World at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century | |
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Democracy on the Rise | |
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The Middle East: Territorial Changes, 1918�Present | |
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Africa: Colonialism to Independence | |
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South Africa: Black Homelands and Post-Apartheid Provinces | |
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Asia: Colonialism to Independence, 1930�2007 | |
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Global Distribution of Minority Groups | |
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Linguistic Diversity | |
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International Conflicts in the Post�World War II World | |
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World Refugees: Country of Origin, 2009 | |
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World Refugees: Host Country, 2009 | |
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Internally Displaced Persons, 2009 | |
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Post�Cold War International Alliances | |
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Flashpoints, 2009 | |
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International Terrorist Incidents, 2000�2006 | |
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The Political Geography of a Global Religion: The Islamic World | |
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Countries with Nuclear Weapons | |
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Size of Armed Forces | |
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Military Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross National Product | |
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Abuse of Public Trust | |
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The Perception of Corruption | |
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Political and Civil Liberties | |
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Human Rights Abuse | |
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Women's Rights | |
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Capital Punishment | |
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Population, Health, and Human Development | |
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Population Growth Rates | |
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Infant Mortality Rate | |
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Average Life Expectancy at Birth | |
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Population by Age Group | |
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International Migrant Populations | |
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Urban Population | |
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Illiteracy Rates | |
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Primary School Education | |
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The Gender Gap: Inequalities in Education and Employment | |
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The Global Security Threat of Infectious Diseases | |
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Global Scourges: Major Infectious Diseases | |
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Adult Incidence of HIV/AIDS, 2007 | |
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Undernourished Populations | |
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The Index of Human Development | |
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Demographic Stress: The Youth Bulge | |
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Demographic Stress: Rapid Urban Growth | |
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Demographic Stress: Competition for Cropland | |
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Demographic Stress: Competition for Fresh Water | |
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Demographic Stress: Death in the Prime of Life | |
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Demographic Stress: Interactions of Demographic Stress Factors | |
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The Global Economy | |
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Membership in the World Trade Organization | |
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Regional Trade Organizations | |
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Relative Wealth of Nations: Purchasing Power Parity | |
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Inequality of Income and Consumption | |
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The World's Poorest | |
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Economic Output Per Sector | |
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Employment by Economic Activity | |
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Unemployment by Economic Activity | |
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Central Government Expenditures Per Capita | |
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The Indebtedness of States | |
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Global Flows of Investment Capital | |
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Inflation Rates | |
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Dependence on Trade | |
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Trade with Neighboring Countries | |
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Aiding Economic Development | |
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The Cost of Consumption, 2008 | |
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A Wired World: Internet Users | |
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The Rise of the Personal Computer | |
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Traditional Links: The Telephone | |
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Food and Energy | |
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The Value of Agriculture | |
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Average Daily Per Capita Supply of Calories (Kilocalories) | |
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Food Supply from Marine and Freshwater Systems | |
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Cropland Per Capita: Changes, 1996�2007 | |
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World Pastureland, 2005 | |
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Fertilizer Use, 2007 | |
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Energy Production Per Capita | |
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Energy Consumption Per Capita | |
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Energy Dependency | |
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Flows of Oil | |
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Environmental Conditions | |
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Deforestation and Desertification | |
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Forest Loss and Gain, 1990�2005 | |
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Soil Degradation | |
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Global Air Pollution: Sources and Wind Currents | |
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The Acid Deposition Problem: Air, Water, Soil | |
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Pollution of the Oceans | |
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Water Resources: Availability of Renewable Water Per Capita | |
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Water Resources: Annual Withdrawal Per Capita | |
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Water Stress: Shortage, Abundance, and Population Density | |
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions | |
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Potential Global Temperature Change | |
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The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Animal Species | |
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The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Plant Species | |
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Global Hotspots of Biodiversity | |
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Degree of Human Disturbance | |
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The Green and Not-So-Green World | |
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Regions of the World | |
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North America: Physical Features | |
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North America: Political Divisions | |
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North American Land Use | |
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South America: Physical Features | |
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South America: Political Divisions | |
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South American Land Use | |
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Europe: Physical Features | |
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Europe: Political Divisions | |
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European Land Use | |
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Asia: Physical Features | |
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Asia: Political Divisions | |
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Asian Land Use | |
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Africa: Physical Features | |
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Africa: Political Divisions | |
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African Land Use | |
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Australia and Oceania: Physical Features | |
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Australia and Oceania: Political Divisions | |
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Australia and Oceania: Land Use | |
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The World Ocean | |
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The Arctic | |
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Antarctica | |
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Country and Dependency Profiles | |
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Geographic Index | |
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Sources | |