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Geography : realms, regions, and concepts / H.J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller.
LIBRA G128 .D42 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Blij, Harm J., author.
- Muller, Peter O., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geography--Textbooks.
- Geography.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 619, A1 G12, I13, DT7-1 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Fourteenth edition.
- Other Title:
- Regions
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2010]
- Summary:
- "Realms, Regions and Concepts" challenges readers to consider the relationships between natural and human variables and think critically about the interdependency of the earth's systems. They'll learn how to apply their new geographic insights in order to make informed decisions about a variety of highly relevant environmental, cultural and economic topics. While the book focuses on economic or political factors, it also explains what it feels like to live in a specific region and gives a better sense of what the world looks like to people in other regions.
- Contents:
- Introduction: World Regional Geography
- Ch. 1. Europe
- Ch. 2. Russia
- Ch. 3. North America
- Ch. 4. Middle America
- Ch. 5. South America
- Ch. 6. Subsaharan Africa
- Ch. 7. North Africa/Southwest Asia
- Ch. 8. South Asia
- Ch. 9. East Asia
- Ch. 10. Southeast Asia
- Ch. 11. Austral Realm
- Ch. 12. Pacific Realm and Polar futures.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780470462423
- 0470462426
- 9780470556313
- 0470556315
- 9780470129050
- 0470129050
- OCLC:
- 499152471
- Online:
- Instructor companion site for this textbook.
- Student companion site for this textbook.
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