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Understanding World Regional Geography (UWRG) is a course designed to teach students to think and apply geographic concepts long after the course is over. Author Erin Fouberg draws from her expertise in geography education and research in student learning to create a product that has a strong pedagogical framework designed to engage students and deepen their understanding of the world by having them “DO” Geography. UWRG includes features that help students learn to read cultural and physical landscapes, ask geographic questions, apply geographic concepts, and make connections. It integrates 25 threshold concepts and teaches students how geographers apply these concepts and asks them to apply these concepts themselves. This enables them to grasp the complexities of the world and provides them with the knowledge and thinking skills necessary to understanding it. UWRG is the first introductory course to integrate ESRI ArcGIS Online thematic maps, enabling students to engage with course materials, see patterns, and answer geographic questions.
1 Introduction to World Regional Geography 1
What Is Geography? 2
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Ifugao Province, Philippines: Rice Terraces 2
Using Geographic Tools: Using Regions to Analyze Differences: The Diffusion of HIV/AIDS by Region 5
What Are Regions? 6
Reading the Physical Landscape: Defining World Regions Using Physical Geographic Traits 8
What Regions Are Used in Understanding World Regional Geography? 13
Using Geographic Tools: Functional Regions 16
Guest Field Note: Vacherie, Louisiana: Laura Creole Plantation 18
What Tools Do Geographers Use to Study World Regional Geography? 25
Your Turn Geography in the Field 33
2 Global Connections 36
What Is the Nature of Globalization, and How Is It Impacting the World System? 37
Guest Field Note: Agricultural Connections between West Africa and South Carolina 43
How Do International Organizations Create and Shape Global Connectedness? 43
How Are Places Connected, and Why Are Some Places More Connected than Others? 48
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Agglomeration Effect in Silicon Valley, California 55
How Is Global Environmental Change Affecting the World? 56
Reading the Physical Landscape: The Anthropocene in the Urban Realm 57
Using Geographic Tools: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis 60
Your Turn Geography in the Field 62
3 Geography of Development 65
What Is Development and Where Did the Idea of Development Originate? 66
How Does Geography Help Us Understand Development? 70
Why Is Development Uneven? 74
Reading the Physical Landscape: Haiti Earthquake, 2010 75
What Role Does Development Assistance Have in the Contemporary World? 76
Reading the Cultural Landscape: T-Shirt Travels 78
Using Geographic Tools: Using Cognitive or Mental Maps to Understand Local Development Priorities 79
Guest Field Note: Development in Botswana 81
Your Turn Fieldwork in Geography 84
4 Africa South of the Sahara 87
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of Africa South of the Sahara? 88
Reading the Physical Landscape: The Serengeti 91
Using Geographic Tools: Mapping Population 94
Who Are Africans South of the Sahara? 100
Guest Field Note: Pink House Hair Salon in a
Cape Town Township 106
Are Africans Among the Most Adaptive and Capable Farmers in the World? 112
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Food Import Dependence, the Gobal Food Crisis, and the New Green Revolution for Africa 117
Why Are the Dynamics of HIV/AIDS in Africa South of the Sahara Diff erent from Those in Other World Regions? 117
Your Turn Geography in the Field 120
5 Southwest Asia and North Africa 123
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa? 124
Guest Field Note: Using Historical Geography to Question Dominant Ideas About Agriculture and the Environment in North Africa 133
Who Are Southwest Asians and North Africans? 134
Reading the Physical Landscape: Carthage Baths 136
Using Geographic Tools: Crowdsource Mapping of Killings and Human Rights Violations in Syria 140
What Is the Relationship Among Colonialism, Oil, and Development in the Region? 141
How Do Religion and Gender Roles Vary Across the Region? 147
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Sacred Spaces of Jerusalem 148
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Faculty and Students in the Geography Department, University of Kuwait 152
Your Turn Geography in the Field 154
6 South Asia 158
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of South Asia? 159
Reading the Physical Landscape: Himalayan Glaciers 163
Who Are South Asians? 167
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Death Tradition in Hinduism 173
Guest Field Note: NGOs in South Asia, RDRS Bangladesh 180
What Role Does Ethnicity Play in the Politics of South Asia? 183
Using Geographic Tools: Combating Flooding in Bangladesh 190
What Is South Asia’s Role in the World Economy? 191
Your Turn Fieldwork in Geography 197
7 Southeast Asia 200
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of Southeast Asia? 201
Reading the Physical Landscape: Mekong Delta 203
Using Geographic Tools: Using Satellite Images to Assess Damage from a Tsunami 210
Who Are Southeast Asians? 210
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Buddhist Sacred Site of Borobudur 219
What Role Does Southeast Asia Play in the Global Economy? 221
Guest Field Note: Iban Longhouse Tourism 227
How Has Migration Shaped Southeast Asia? 228
Your Turn Geography in the Field 234
8 East Asia 237
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of East Asia? 238
Reading the Physical Landscape: The Three Gorges Dam 241
Who Are East Asians? 247
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Dejima (Deshima), Japan 249
How Do Confucianism and Political Policies Influence Population Growth in East Asia? 256
How Do Commodity Chains Link East Asia and the World? 262
Guest Field Note: Chinese Link in the Commodity Chain 263
What Role Do Governments Play in Migration in East Asia? 270
Using Geographic Tools: Surveys in Geography Research 273
Your Turn Geography in the Field 277
9 Europe 280
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of Europe? 281
Using Geographic Tools: Historic Maps 281
Reading the Physical Landscape: Plate Tectonics in Europe 283
Who Are Europeans? 290
Guest Field Note: DR. Christian Kesteloot 300
How Do Europeans Shape the Physical Environment? 301
Reading the Cultural Landscape: The Dutch Reclaim Land from the Sea 302
What Role Do European Cities Play in the Global Economy? 307
Your Turn Geography in the Field 314
10 North and Central Eurasia 317
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of North and Central Eurasia? 318
Reading the Physical Landscape: The Steppe 323
Using Geographic Tools: Mapping Oil and Natural Gas Resources 327
Who Are the People of North and Central Eurasia? 331
How Have Identities Formed and Been Contested in the Region? 339
What Are the Social and Economic Legacies of the Soviet Era? 344
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Housing in Soviet and Russian Styles 347
Guest Field Note: Elite Landscapes in Moscow 348
Your Turn Geography in the Field 350
11 North America 353
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of North America? 354
Reading the Physical Landscape: North American Precipitation Patterns 359
Who Are North Americans? 363
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Scandinavian Festival 370
How Are Cities in North America Organized? 374
Using Geographic Tools: GIS and Planning Portland 381
What Role Do Resources Play in the Economic Geography of North America? 382
Guest Field Note: Expanding Farmland in Alberta, Canada 383
Your Turn Geography in the Field 393
12 South America, Mesoamerica, and the Caribbean 396
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of South America, Mesoamerica, and the Caribbean? 397
Reading the Physical Landscape: Jari Plantation 407
Using Geographic Tools: Remote Sensing of Deforestation Processes in the Amazon 408
Who Are South Americans, Mesoamericans and Caribbeans? 409
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Indigenous Peoples Along the Mexico–U.S. Border and in Mexico 410
How Have External and Internal Forces Aff ected South America, Mesoamerica, and the Caribbean? 419
Guest Field Note: Ethnographic Research in Argentina 423
What Are the Caribbean’s Unique Development Challenges and Opportunities? 425
Your Turn Geography in the Field 429
13 The Pacific 432
What Is the Physical and Environmental Geography of the Pacific Region? 433
Reading the Physical Landscape: The Pacific Ring of Fire 433
Using Geographic Tools: Mapping the Ocean Floor 435
Who Are the People of the Pacific? 444
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Ethnic Neighborhoods in Australia 454
How Is the Region Interconnected through Trade? 455
How Is Global Climate Change Aff ecting the Pacific Region? 460
Guest Field Note: Climate Change in Tuvalu 463
Your Turn Geography in the Field 466
14 Geography, World Regions, and World Cities 469
Why Do World Regions Change? 470
Using Geographic Tools: Statistical Data Analysis 474
How Do Threshold Concepts Help You Think? 476
Guest Field Note: Food Security in World Cities 477
Reading the Physical Landscape: The Urban Heat Island 478
Reading the Cultural Landscape: Bomford’s Mill 483
How Can World Regional Geography Help You Understand the World? 484
Your Turn Geography in the Field 489
Glossary G-1
References WWW.Wiley.Com/College/Fouberg
Index I-10
Table of Data by Country WWW.Wiley.Com/ College/Fouberg
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