World Regional Geography Global Patterns, Local Lives

by Pulsipher, Lydia Mihelic; Pulsipher, Alex

• ISBN13: 9780716719045
• ISBN10: 0716719045
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-05
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Summary

More than any other text for the course, Pulsipher'sWorld Regional Geography (WRG)shows students how individuals are affected by, and respond to, economic, social, and political forces at all levels of scale: global, regional, subregional, local. It offers a vivid and inclusive picture of people in a globalizing worldmen, women, children, both mainstream and marginalized citizensnot as seen from a Western perspective, but as they see themselves. The core topics of physical, economic, cultural, and political geography are examined from a contemporary perspective, based on authoritative insights from the most recent geographic theory. Two Versions of the Text Available: World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives With Subregions Third Edition 625 pages January 2005 (2006), 0-7167-1904-5 Text with Optional Student CD-ROM, 0-7167-6829-1 World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives Without Subregions Third Edition 475 pages January 2005 (2006), 0-7167-6825-9 Text with Optional Student CD-ROM, 0-7167-6843-7

Table of Contents

  1. Geography: An Exploration of Connections
  2. North America  Regional Consultant: Stanley Brunn, University of Kentucky
  3. Middle and South America  Regional Consultants: Dennis Conway, Indiana University and Lydia Pulsipher, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  4. Europe  Regional Consultant: John Agnew, University of California, Los Angeles—new
  5. Russia and the Newly Independent States  Regional Consultant: Beth Mitchneck, University of Arizona—new
  6. North Africa and Southwest Asia  Regional Consultant: Dona Stuart, Georgia State University—new
  7. Sub-Saharan Africa  Regional Consultant: Abdi Samatar, University of Minnesota—new
  8. South Asia  Regional Consultant: Stuart Corbridge, University of Miami—new
  9. East Asia  Regional Consultant: Roman Cybriwsky, Temple University and Carolyn Cartier, University of Southern California—new
  10. Southeast Asia  Regional Consultant: Richard Ulack, University of Kentucky—new
  11. Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific  Regional Consultant: Robert Kuhken, Central Washington University
           
    Within each chapter, regions are explored according to the following outline:
    Introduction
    The Geographic Setting
       — Physical Patterns
       — History
       — Population Patterns
    Current geographic issues
       â€” Economic and political
       — Sociocultural
       — Environmental
       — Measures of Human Well-being
    Subregions
    Reflections
    Selected Key Concepts
    Questions
    Key Terms
    Punctuation Guide
    Further Readings