Asia and the Pacific

by Jacobs, Heidi Hayes; LeVasseur, Michal L.; Kinsella, Kate; Feldman, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780131816565
• ISBN10: 013181656X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Build a Regional Background
East Asia: Physical Geography	8	(20)
Land and Water	10	(4)
Video: The Geography of East Asia
Climate and Vegetation	14	(6)
Natural Resources and Land Use	20	(8)
Chapter 1 Review and Assessment	25	(3)
South, Southwest, and Central Asia: Physical Geography	28	(24)
South Asia: Physical Geography	30	(5)
Video: The Geography of South, Southwest, and Central Asia
Southwest Asia: Physical Geography	35	(9)
Central Asia: Physical Geography	44	(8)
Chapter 2 Review and Assessment	49	(3)
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region: Physical Geography	52	(24)
Southeast Asia: Physical Geography	54	(7)
Australia and New Zealand: Physical Geography	61	(7)
Video: The Geography of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region
The Pacific Islands: Physical Geography	68	(8)
Chapter 3 Review and Assessment	73	(3)
East Asia: Cultures and History	76	(18)
Historic Traditions	78	(8)
People and Cultures	86	(8)
Video: China's Merchant Class
Chapter 4 Review and Assessment	91	(3)
South, Southwest, and Central Asia: Cultures and History	94	(26)
South Asia: Cultures and History	96	(7)
Southwest Asia: Cultures and History	103	(9)
Video: Istanbul, Aleppo, and Jerusalem: Crossroads of Trade
Central Asia: Cultures and History	112	(8)
Chapter 5 Review and Assessment	117	(3)
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region: Cultures and History	120	(22)
Southeast Asia: Cultures and History	122	(8)
Video: Thai Festivals of Water and Light
The Pacific Region: Cultures and History	130	(12)
Chapter 6 Review and Assessment	135	(7)
Focus on Countries
East Asia	142	(28)
Country Databank	144	(4)
China: Transforming Itself	148	(6)
Video: China's Great Green Wall
Japan: Tradition and Change	154	(8)
Video: The Samurai of Japan
The Koreas: A Divided Land	162	(8)
Video: The Koreas: Rich and Poor
Chapter 7 Review and Assessment	167	(3)
South, Southwest, and Central Asia	170	(48)
Country Databank	172	(12)
India: In the Midst of Change	184	(6)
Video: India's Dalits: Outcasts No More
Pakistan: An Economy Based on Agriculture	190	(5)
Video: Pakistan: Improving Education
Israel: Economics and Cultures	195	(5)
Video: Whose Holy City?
Saudi Arabia: Oil and Islam	200	(8)
Video: The Call to Mecca
The Stans: A Diverse Region	208	(10)
Video: The Disappearing Aral Sea
Chapter 8 Review and Assessment	215	(3)
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region	218	(28)
Country Databank	220	(10)
Vietnam: A Nation Rebuilds	230	(8)
Video: The Extended Family in Vietnam
Australia: A Pacific Rim Country	238	(8)
Video: Australia: A World of Its Own
Chapter 9 Review and Assessment	243	(3)
Projects	246	(1)
Reference Section	247	(1)
Atlas	248	(16)
Glossary of Geographic Terms	264	(2)
Gazetteer	266	(3)
Glossary	269	(4)
Index	273	(9)
Acknowledgments	282