Introduction to Geography - Student Study Guide - Printed - Softcover

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9780072381917: Introduction to Geography - Student Study Guide - Printed

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ISBN 10: 0072381914 ISBN 13: 9780072381917

Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S., 1999

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All population and resource-use data have been updated to reflect the most recent counts and projections. All world pattern maps and selected graphs and charts have been redrawn with current data.
Chapter opening vignettes capture the reader's interest and attention in preparation for the subject matter that follows, while boxed inserts throughout the text further develop points or ideas discussed in each chapter.
Access to PowerWeb, a course-specific website developed with the help of instructors teaching the course to provide instructors and students with curriculum-based materials, updated weekly assessments, informative and timely world news, refereed web links and much more. You'll get daily news updates and have access to 5,900 research sources through the Internet's most thorough search tool, Northern Light. This differs from the Online Learning Center in that it extends the learning experience beyond the core textbook content into other subject areas. PowerWeb is designed to supplement the text content by offering outside readings, research opportunities, and more.
The Online Learning Center for this book will feature quizzes, base maps, and internet exercise. Additionally, the Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint lecture outlines, and videotape library are available for instructors on this site.
Interactive World Issues CD-ROM is available as an optional package with this text. This CD emphasizes critical thinking by presenting regional issues through the use of videos, animations, and diagrams that closely examine the how and why of specific case studies. The CD will feature five case studies (Oregon, Chicago, Mexico, South Africa, and China).
Chapter 8. The title and focus of chapter 8 have been changed from Spatial Behavior to Spatial Interaction. In place of the content that was deleted are a new chapter-opening vignette; a new box, "DOSCapital"; and a lengthy new section on globalization, including as subtopics economic, political, and cultural integration.
Chapter 6: Extensive text changes in Chapter 6, Population Geography, include an expanded discussion of HIV/AIDS and other disease and mortality matters; revision and expansion of "A Divided World Converging"; inclusion of a new "agricultural density" segment; and extensive revision and updating of most boxed discussions. All population data and projections were updated, all world maps revised, and a new table added.
Chapter 9, Political Geography, saw the deletion of material on geopolitics. In its place are a substantially revised and expanded discussion of boundaries as sources of conflict, a new section on supranationalism, and a new boxed reading. Briefer text additions were made to discussions of the evolution of the modern state, religion as a centrifugal force, regional economic alliances, and redistricting.