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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 | |