The World Today

by Nijman, Jan; Muller, Peter O.; de Blij, Harm J.

• ISBN13: 9781119116363
• ISBN10: 1119116368
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2016-05-16
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. Access to WileyPLUS sold separately.

The World Today, Binder Ready Version, 7th Edition is the number one bestselling brief World Regional Geography textbook. The seventh edition continues to bring readers geographic perspectives on a fast-changing world through the regional view. Restructured chapters provide a macro review of important physical, cultural, and political characteristics, drawing upon up-to-date significant world events and crises. The cartographically superior maps have been updated for the seventh edition to offer an accurate and vast picture of the world--multi-layer, interactive, GIA maps have been added to WileyPLUS Learning Space. To complement the extensive map program, the majority of the photos have been taken by our authors during their field research, allowing the student to experience an authentic geographical viewpoint of our world.

Author Biography

Jan Nijman is Director of the Urban Studies Program at the University of Miami and Visiting Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Peter O. Muller is the author of The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography, Binder Ready Version, 7th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Introduction World Regional Geography: A Global Perspective

1. The North American Realm
2. The Middle American Realm
3. The South American Realm
4. The European Realm
5. The Russia/Central Asia Realm
6. The North African/Southwest Asian Realm
7. The Subsaharan African Realm
8. The South Asian Realm
9. The East Asian Realm
10. The Southeast Asian Realm
11. The Austral Realm
12. Pacific Realm and Polar Futures