
- 512 pages
- English
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Geography of the World's Major Regions
About this book
This volume presents a global view of today's most pressing issues through an analysis of the twelve major regions of the world. Environmental degradation, natural catastrophe, population pressures and human conflict all impact in different ways and to different degrees on the society and environment of these regions. Economic and political restructuring within each region is covered, and topics include: natural resources; agriculture; industry and services; the role of the military; and the impact of global economic change. This work is intended as an introduction for students studying the changing geography of the world, but should also provide a useful overview to students researching specific regions, seeking comparative analysis of regions, or following general courses on the economic and political geography of both the post-industrial and the developing worlds. Over 250 photographs, maps and figures complement a range of boxed case-studies, key points, questions and guides to further reading.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- List of boxes
- Preface
- List of acronyms
- Conversions
- List of changed place-names
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: A brief history of the world since 1500
- Chapter Three: Population and resources
- Chapter Four: Global contrasts
- Chapter Five: The European Union and EFTA
- Chapter Six: Countries of Western and Central Europe
- Chapter Seven: The former USSR
- Chapter Eight: Japan and the Korean Republic
- Chapter Nine: The USA
- Chapter Ten: Canada and Oceania
- Chapter Eleven: Latin America
- Chapter Twelve: Africa south of the Sahara
- Chapter Thirteen: North Africa and Southwest Asia
- Chapter Fourteen: South Asia
- Chapter Fifteen: Southeast Asia
- Chapter Sixteen: China and its neighbours
- Chapter Seventeen: Regional prospects
- Chapter Eighteen: Twenty-first-century earth
- Glossary
- List of Illustrations
- Further reading
- References