Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts Study Guide - Softcover

De Blij, Harm J.; Muller, Peter O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047144099X ISBN 13: 9780471440994

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

Physical geography is presented more consistently from chapter to chapter with major revisions to several chapters.
∗ A foldout map of the world in 1900 is included so that comparisons can be made from the beginning to the end of the 20th century.
∗ Website highlights approximately 13 Virtual Field Trips which provide the opportunity for readers to travel (virtually) to other areas of the world, while also developing analytical skills.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Regions, as this comprehensive Geography text is generally known, combines a broad overview of the discipline of Geography with a penetrating assessment of developments in our fast–changing world. Geography links the study of human societies and their natural–environmental settings through a revealing, spatial approach, aided in this book by a unique series of thematic maps at various levels of scale. Thus the focus shifts seamlessly from the global to the regional to the local, yielding insights into the forces that shape the human mosiac of our planet.
From glaciation to globalization, desertification to devolution, Mexico to Madagascar, Regions puts processes and places in spatial context. Inside this cover lies an information highway to geographic literacy, a key to understanding the global map.

Synopsis

First published in 1971, this tenth edition is a complete world regional geography book. With its cartography (including chapter-opening maps by Rand-McNally and author-sketched, computer-rendered thematic maps), and "From the Field Notes" that caption many of the photographs, this book provides a true-to-life geographic perspective based on the authors' extensive field experience in every area they discuss. This edition has been substantially updated to reflect current happenings around the globe and looks forward to the 21st century.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047144099X
• ISBN 13: 9780471440994
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320