World Regional Geography (without Subregions) Global Patterns, Local Lives

by Pulsipher, Lydia Mihelic; Pulsipher, Alex

• ISBN13: 9780716768258
• ISBN10: 0716768259
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-18
• 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

Preface	xv
Geography: An Exploration of Connections	2	(50)
North America	52	(46)
Middle and South America	98	(48)
Europe	146	(38)
Russia and the Newly Independent States	184	(36)
North Africa and Southwest Asia	220	(40)
Sub-Saharan Africa	260	(46)
South Asia	306	(42)
East Asia	348	(36)
Southeast Asia	384	(38)
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific	422
Answers to the Quick Review	1	(1)
Suggested Answers to Reading Local Landscapes	1	(1)
Pronunciation Guide	1	(1)
Glossary	1	(1)
Index	1