The Earth: An Introduction to its Physical and Human Geography - Softcover

De Blij, Harm J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471003360 ISBN 13: 9780471003366

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1995

Synopsis

Since the publication of the last edition of this popular book, the world′s political geography has changed dramatically. The refugee population has mushroomed. Migrations relocate millions every year. Onslaughts on tropical forests continue and overexploitation threatens maritime resources. This edition has been completely revised to reflect these transformations. The geography dimension has been strengthened through the expansion of material on Earth origins, crustal evolution and erosional processes. Increased attention is given to such topics as climate change, weather extremes, biogeography and resource questions. The second half has been recast, notably in the urban, economic and political chapters. The cartography is totally new and photographs are drawn from the author′s field collection. This text includes full–color art and design and is organized into 30 brief eight–to–ten page chapters.

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Synopsis

A textbook revised to reflect the dramatic changes in the world's political geography and environmental geography over the past eight years since the previous edition was published. The volume is still divided into two genral areas of subject matter, the first half focusing on natural and environmental issues and the second half on human topics. Bu

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471003360
• ISBN 13: 9780471003366
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 480