World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization
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Table of Contents
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Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to the World
Geography Basics
The Environment and Human Activity
Population and Culture
Globalization and Development
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Chapter 2: Europe
Introducing the Realm
Historical Development Patterns
The European Union and Supranationalism
Regions of Western Europe
Eastern Europe
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Chapter 3: Russia
Introducing the Realm
The USSR and the Russian Federation
Regions of Russia
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Chapter 4: North America
Chapter Introduction
Introducing the Realm
United States: Early Development and Globalization
United States: Population and Religion
Canada
Regions of the United States and Canada
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Chapter 5: Middle America
Introducing the Realm
Mexico
Central America
The Caribbean
Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes)
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Chapter 6: South America
Chapter Introduction
Introducing the Realm
Urban North and Andean West
Brazil
The Southern Cone
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Chapter 7: Subsaharan Africa
Chapter Introduction
Introducing the Realm
Human Geography of Subsaharan Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
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Chapter 8: North Africa and Southwest Asia
Chapter Introduction
Introducing the Realm
Muhammad and Islam
North Africa and the African Transition Zone
Israel and Its Neighbors
Arabs, Islam, and Oil
Iraq, Turkey, and Iran
Central Asia and Afghanistan
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Chapter 9: South Asia
Introducing the Realm
The Peripheral States of South Asia
Pakistan and Bangladesh
India
Religions of India and South Asia
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Chapter 10: East Asia
Chapter Introduction
Introducing the Realm
Emerging China
China’s Periphery
Japan and Korea (North and South)
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Chapter 11: Southeast Asia
Chapter Introduction
Introducing the Realm
The Mainland Countries
The Insular Region (Islands of Southeast Asia)
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Chapter 12: Australia and New Zealand
Chapter Introduction
Introducing the Realm
Australia
New Zealand
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Chapter 13: The Pacific and Antarctica
Chapter Introduction
The Pacific Islands
Antarctica
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