World Regional Geography

by Caitlin Finlayson

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This text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline, focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes. This thematic approach, informed by pedagogical research, provides students with an introduction to thinking geographically. Instead of repeating the same several themes each chapter, this text emphasizes depth over breadth by arranging each chapter around a central theme and then exploring that theme in detail as it applies to the particular region.

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Publisher
University of Mary Washington
Subjects
Social Sciences, Geography (Human)
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction
  7. 1.1: The Where and the Why
  8. 1.2: The Spatial Perspective
  9. 1.3: Core and Periphery
  10. 1.4: The Physical Setting
  11. 1.5: The Human Setting
  12. 1.6: The World's Regions
  13. 1.7: Sub-Disciplines of Geography
  14. 1.8: Globalization and Inequality
  15. 2: Europe
  16. 2.1: European Physical Geography and Boundaries
  17. 2.2: Cooperation and Control in Europe
  18. 2.3: The Industrial Revolution
  19. 2.4: European Migration
  20. 2.5: Shifting National Identities
  21. 2.6: Current Migration Patterns and Debates
  22. 3: Russia
  23. 3.1: Russia's Physical Geography and Climate
  24. 3.2: Settlement and Development Challenges
  25. 3.3: Russian History and Expansion
  26. 3.4: Russian Multiculturalism and Tension
  27. 3.5: Economics and Development in the Soviet Union
  28. 3.6: The Modern Russian Landscape
  29. 4: North America
  30. 4.1: North America's Physical Setting
  31. 4.2: North American History and Settlement
  32. 4.3: Industrial Development in North America
  33. 4.4: The North American Urban Landscape
  34. 4.5: Patterns of Inequality in North America
  35. 4.6: North America's Global Connections
  36. 5: Middle and South America
  37. 5.1: The Geographic Features of Middle and South America
  38. 5.2: Colonization and Conquest in Middle America
  39. 5.3: The South American Colonial Landscape
  40. 5.4: Urban Development in South America
  41. 5.5: Income Inequality in Middle and South America
  42. 5.6: Patterns of Globalization in Middle and South America
  43. 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
  44. 6.1: The Physical Landscape of Sub-Saharan Africa
  45. 6.2: Pre-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa
  46. 6.3: Sub-Saharan African Colonization
  47. 6.4: The Modern Sub-Saharan African Landscape
  48. 6.5: Economics and Globalization in Sub-Saharan Africa
  49. 7: North Africa and Southwest Asia
  50. 7.1: North Africa and Southwest Asia's Key Geographic Features
  51. 7.2: Cultural Adaptations in North Africa and Southwest Asia
  52. 7.3: The Religious Hearths of North Africa and Southwest Asia
  53. 7.4: Conquest in North Africa and Southwest Asia
  54. 7.5: The Modern Political Landscape of North Africa and Southwest Asia
  55. 7.6: Religious Conflict in North Africa and Southwest Asia
  56. 8: South Asia
  57. 8.1: South Asia's Physical Landscape
  58. 8.2: Patterns of Human Settlement in South Asia
  59. 8.3: Cultural Groups in South Asia
  60. 8.4: South Asia's Population Dynamics
  61. 8.5: Future Challenges and Opportunities in South Asia
  62. 9: East and Southeast Asia
  63. 9.1: The Physical Landscape of East and Southeast Asia
  64. 9.2: Natural Hazards in East and Southeast Asia
  65. 9.3: East and Southeast Asia's History and Settlement
  66. 9.4: Political Conflicts and Changes in East and Southeast Asia
  67. 9.5: Patterns of Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia
  68. 10: Oceania
  69. 10.1: The Physical Landscape of Oceania
  70. 10.2: The World's Oceans and Polar Frontiers
  71. 10.3: Biogeography in Australia and the Pacific
  72. 10.4: The Patterns of Human Settlement in Australia and the Pacific
  73. 10.5: The Changing Landscape of Oceania
  74. Back Matter
  75. Index
  76. Index
  77. Glossary
  78. Detailed Licensing