Contemporary World Regional Geography

by Bradshaw, Michael; White, George W.

• ISBN13: 9780072549751
• ISBN10: 0072549750
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Table of Contents

About the Authors	viii
Preface	x
Globalization and World Regions	1	(22)
Global, Regional, and Local Worlds	2	(2)
Global Focus: 9/11	3	(1)
Diverse Worlds	4	(7)
Point-Counterpoint: Facets of Globalization	5	(6)
Geography of a Diverse World	11	(3)
Regions and Globalization	14	(2)
Major World Regions	16	(2)
Development of World Regions	18	(5)
Human Development and World Regional Geography	23	(42)
Understanding Global Disparities	24	(1)
Issues of People and Land	25	(7)
Global Focus: Voices of the Poor	26	(4)
Point-Counterpoint: HIV/AIDS	30	(2)
Issues of Economic Inequality	32	(1)
Economic Worlds	33	(11)
Issues of Cultural Freedom and Discrimination	44	(5)
Issues of Political Freedom	49	(4)
Environmental Issues	53	(12)
Europe	65	(60)
European Influences	66	(1)
Diversity, Conflict, and Technological Innovation	66	(6)
Natural Environment	72	(8)
Global Changes and Local Responses	80	(8)
Point-Counterpoint: The European Union	82	(6)
The Subregions	88	(1)
Western Europe	89	(14)
Northern Europe	103	(4)
Mediterranean Europe	107	(4)
East Central Europe	111	(14)
Personal View:Bosnia-Herzegovina	118	(7)
Russia and Neighboring Countries	125	(46)
Countries Redefine Their Relationships	126	(1)
Crossroads, Imperialism, and Cultural Diversity	126	(6)
Natural Environment	132	(7)
Global Changes and Local Responses	139	(6)
Point-Counterpoint: Russia: Still a World Power?	142	(3)
Subregions	145	(1)
The Slavic Countries	145	(16)
Personal View: Russia	158	(3)
The Southern Caucasus	161	(4)
Central Asia	165	(6)
East Asia	171	(50)
East Asian Miracle	172	(1)
Cultural and Political Influences	173	(4)
Natural Environments	177	(5)
Globalization and East Asia	182	(3)
Global Focus: Toyota	184	(1)
Subregions	185	(1)
Japan	185	(10)
Personal View: Japan	188	(7)
The Koreas	195	(4)
China, Mongolia, and Taiwan	199	(22)
Point-Counterpoint: Population Policies in China	206	(15)
Southeast Asia and South Pacific	221	(48)
A World of Influences	222	(4)
Point-Counterpoint: Pacific Rim	224	(2)
Cultural History and Colonialism	226	(4)
Natural Environments	230	(7)
Globalization	237	(1)
Subregions	238	(1)
Southeast Asia	238	(17)
Global Focus: Singapore	240	(5)
Personal View: Malaysia	245	(10)
Australia and New Zealand	255	(7)
South Pacific Islands	262	(4)
Antarctica: A Region?	266	(3)
South Asia	269	(42)
Past and Present	270	(1)
Diverse Cultures	271	(8)
Point-Counterpoint: Afghanistan--Pakistan--Kashmir--India	274	(5)
Natural Environment	279	(5)
A Global Role	284	(1)
Subregions	284	(1)
India	284	(15)
Bangladesh and Pakistan	299	(6)
Personal View: Pakistan	302	(3)
Mountain and Island Rim	305	(6)
Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia	311	(52)
In the News	312	(1)
In the Middle: Exchanges, Unities, and Diversities	312	(1)
Cultural and Political History Within a Wider World	313	(9)
Point-Counterpoint: Israelis Versus Palestinians	320	(2)
Natural Environments	322	(5)
Global Connections	327	(1)
Subregions	327	(3)
Personal View: Oman	328	(2)
North Africa	330	(8)
Nile River Valley	338	(4)
Arab Southwest Asia	342	(8)
Israel and the Palestinian Territories	350	(5)
Turkey and Iran	355	(8)
Africa South of the Sahara	363	(56)
A New Dawn?	364	(1)
African Cultures	364	(9)
Natural Environments and Resources	373	(7)
Personal View: Ghana	373	(7)
Africa, Globalization, and Localization	380	(1)
Subregions	381	(2)
Central Africa	383	(8)
Personal View: Rwanda	386	(5)
Western Africa	391	(8)
Eastern Africa	399	(6)
Point-Counterpoint: Famine in Africa	404	(1)
Southern Africa	405	(14)
Latin America	419	(64)
Contrasts Amid a Common History	420	(1)
Regional Cultural History	421	(6)
Natural Environment	427	(11)
Point-Counterpoint: Tropical Forests and Deforestation	434	(4)
World Roles	438	(2)
The Subregions	440	(1)
Mexico	440	(8)
Central America	448	(6)
The Caribbean Basin and Environs	454	(7)
Northern Andes	461	(7)
Personal View: Bolivia	464	(4)
Brazil	468	(8)
Southern South America	476	(7)
North America	483	(54)
Global Prominence and Controversy	484	(1)
Regional Culture History	485	(10)
Physical Geography and Human-Environment Interaction	495	(6)
World Roles	501	(2)
Subregions of North America	503	(1)
The United States	503	(23)
Point-Counterpoint: North American Free Trade Agreement	504	(22)
Canada	526	(11)
Personal View: Canada	534	(3)
Global Connections, Local Voices	537	(14)
Eyes Opened	538	(1)
Global Connections: Trends	538	(5)
Global Focus: Geography of Terrorism	543	(5)
Somalia: Globalization, Localization, and Terrorism	548	(1)
World Regional Geography: Final Point	549	(2)
Glossary of Key Terms	551	(10)
Index	561