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World Regional Geography

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. Instead of repeating the same several themes each chapter, this text emphasizes depth over breadth by arranging each chapter around a central theme and then exploring that theme in detail as it applies to the particular region.

Geography (Human)Social Sciences
Author
Caitlin Finlayson
Publisher
University of Mary Washington
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 68 sections
  1. 01: Introduction
  2. 1.01: The Where and the Why
  3. 1.02: The Spatial Perspective
  4. 1.03: Core and Periphery
  5. 1.04: The Physical Setting
  6. 1.05: The Human Setting
  7. 1.06: The World's Regions
  8. 1.07: Sub-Disciplines of Geography
  9. 1.08: Globalization and Inequality
  10. 02: Europe
  11. 2.01: European Physical Geography and Boundaries
  12. 2.02: Cooperation and Control in Europe
  13. 2.03: The Industrial Revolution
  14. 2.04: European Migration
  15. 2.05: Shifting National Identities
  16. 2.06: Current Migration Patterns and Debates
  17. 03: Russia
  18. 3.01: Russia's Physical Geography and Climate
  19. 3.02: Settlement and Development Challenges
  20. 3.03: Russian History and Expansion
  21. 3.04: Russian Multiculturalism and Tension
  22. 3.05: Economics and Development in the Soviet Union
  23. 3.06: The Modern Russian Landscape
  24. 04: North America
  25. 4.01: North America's Physical Setting
  26. 4.02: North American History and Settlement
  27. 4.03: Industrial Development in North America
  28. 4.04: The North American Urban Landscape
  29. 4.05: Patterns of Inequality in North America
  30. 4.06: North America's Global Connections
  31. 05: Middle and South America
  32. 5.01: The Geographic Features of Middle and South America
  33. 5.02: Colonization and Conquest in Middle America
  34. 5.03: The South American Colonial Landscape
  35. 5.04: Urban Development in South America
  36. 5.05: Income Inequality in Middle and South America
  37. 5.06: Patterns of Globalization in Middle and South America
  38. 06: Sub-Saharan Africa
  39. 6.01: The Physical Landscape of Sub-Saharan Africa
  40. 6.02: Pre-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa
  41. 6.03: Sub-Saharan African Colonization
  42. 6.04: The Modern Sub-Saharan African Landscape
  43. 6.05: Economics and Globalization in Sub-Saharan Africa
  44. 07: North Africa and Southwest Asia
  45. 7.01: North Africa and Southwest Asia's Key Geographic Features
  46. 7.02: Cultural Adaptations in North Africa and Southwest Asia
  47. 7.03: The Religious Hearths of North Africa and Southwest Asia
  48. 7.04: Conquest in North Africa and Southwest Asia
  49. 7.05: The Modern Political Landscape of North Africa and Southwest Asia
  50. 7.06: Religious Conflict in North Africa and Southwest Asia
  51. 08: South Asia
  52. 8.01: South Asia's Physical Landscape
  53. 8.02: Patterns of Human Settlement in South Asia
  54. 8.03: Cultural Groups in South Asia
  55. 8.04: South Asia's Population Dynamics
  56. 8.05: Future Challenges and Opportunities in South Asia
  57. 09: East and Southeast Asia
  58. 9.01: The Physical Landscape of East and Southeast Asia
  59. 9.02: Natural Hazards in East and Southeast Asia
  60. 9.03: East and Southeast Asia's History and Settlement
  61. 9.04: Political Conflicts and Changes in East and Southeast Asia
  62. 9.05: Patterns of Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia
  63. 10: Oceania
  64. 10.01: The Physical Landscape of Oceania
  65. 10.02: The World's Oceans and Polar Frontiers
  66. 10.03: Biogeography in Australia and the Pacific
  67. 10.04: The Patterns of Human Settlement in Australia and the Pacific
  68. 10.05: The Changing Landscape of Oceania