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World Regional Geography: Understanding World Regions
This text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline, focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes. This thematic approach, informed by pedagogical research, provides students with an introduction to thinking geographically, while still recognizing the Caribbean's distinct culture and development.
- Tác giả
- Jean-Yves Merilus
- Nhà xuất bản
- Coalinga College
- Nguồn
- LibreTexts
- Giấy phép
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
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- Khoa học cơ bản
Mục lục· 69 mục
- 01: Introduction
- 1.01: The Where and the Why
- 1.02: The Spatial Perspective
- 1.03: Core and Periphery
- 1.04: The Physical Setting
- 1.05: The Human Setting
- 1.06: The World's Regions
- 1.07: Sub-Disciplines of Geography
- 1.08: Globalization and Inequality
- 02: Europe
- 2.01: European Physical Geography and Boundaries
- 2.02: Cooperation and Control in Europe
- 2.03: The Industrial Revolution
- 2.04: European Migration
- 2.05: Shifting National Identities
- 2.06: Current Migration Patterns and Debates
- 03: Russia
- 3.01: Russia's Physical Geography and Climate
- 3.02: Settlement and Development Challenges
- 3.03: Russian History and Expansion
- 3.04: Russian Multiculturalism and Tension
- 3.05: Economics and Development in the Soviet Union
- 3.06: The Modern Russian Landscape
- 04: North America
- 4.01: North America's Physical Setting
- 4.02: North American History and Settlement
- 4.03: Industrial Development in North America
- 4.04: The North American Urban Landscape
- 4.05: Patterns of Inequality in North America
- 4.06: North America's Global Connections
- 05: Middle and South America
- 5.01: The Geographic Features of Middle and South America
- 5.02: The Caribbean
- 5.03: Colonization and Conquest in Middle America
- 5.04: The South American Colonial Landscape
- 5.05: Urban Development in South America
- 5.06: Income Inequality in Middle and South America
- 5.07: Patterns of Globalization in Middle and South America
- 06: Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6.01: The Physical Landscape of Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6.02: Pre-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6.03: Sub-Saharan African Colonization
- 6.04: The Modern Sub-Saharan African Landscape
- 6.05: Economics and Globalization in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 07: North Africa and Southwest Asia
- 7.01: North Africa and Southwest Asia's Key Geographic Features
- 7.02: Cultural Adaptations in North Africa and Southwest Asia
- 7.03: The Religious Hearths of North Africa and Southwest Asia
- 7.04: Conquest in North Africa and Southwest Asia
- 7.05: The Modern Political Landscape of North Africa and Southwest Asia
- 7.06: Religious Conflict in North Africa and Southwest Asia
- 08: South Asia
- 8.01: South Asia's Physical Landscape
- 8.02: Patterns of Human Settlement in South Asia
- 8.03: Cultural Groups in South Asia
- 8.04: South Asia's Population Dynamics
- 8.05: Future Challenges and Opportunities in South Asia
- 09: East and Southeast Asia
- 9.01: The Physical Landscape of East and Southeast Asia
- 9.02: Natural Hazards in East and Southeast Asia
- 9.03: East and Southeast Asia's History and Settlement
- 9.04: Political Conflicts and Changes in East and Southeast Asia
- 9.05: Patterns of Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia
- 10: Oceania
- 10.01: The Physical Landscape of Oceania
- 10.02: The World's Oceans and Polar Frontiers
- 10.03: Biogeography in Australia and the Pacific
- 10.04: The Patterns of Human Settlement in Australia and the Pacific
- 10.05: The Changing Landscape of Oceania