The Usborne Book of Peoples of the World: Internet-Linked

by Doherty, Gillian; Claybourne, Anna; Brooks, Felicity

• ISBN13: 9780794500252
• ISBN10: 0794500250
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Edc Pub

Summary

Describes the various people who live in each region of the world, and briefly discusses their religion, food, festivals, ways of making a living, and other things that make them different.

Table of Contents

World Map	p. 4
What are People?	p. 6
Peoples and Culture	p. 8
North America
North America	p. 12
The U.S.A.	p. 14
The Far North	p. 16
Mexico	p. 18
Central America	p. 20
The Caribbean	p. 22
South America
South America	p. 26
In the Mountains	p. 28
Rainforest Peoples	p. 30
Combined Cultures	p. 32
Brazil	p. 34
Europe
Europe	p. 38
Western Europe	p. 40
Eastern Europe	p. 42
Northern Europe	p. 44
A Uniting Europe	p. 46
Africa
Africa	p. 50
Peoples and Power	p. 52
Desert Lands	p. 54
West and Central Africa	p. 56
Landscapes of the East	p. 58
Southern Africa	p. 60
African Art	p. 62
Asia
Asia	p. 66
A Range of Religions	p. 68
Russia	p. 70
The Middle East	p. 72
China	p. 74
India and Pakistan	p. 76
Southeast Asia	p. 78
Australasia and Oceania
Australasia and Oceania	p. 82
Australia	p. 84
New Zealand	p. 86
Papua New Guinea	p. 88
Oceania	p. 90
Using Internet Links	p. 92
Index	p. 93
Acknowledgements	p. 96
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