Preface |
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Introduction World Regional Geography: A Global Perspective |
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Technology & Geography---Geospatial Data: Mapping Carbon Dioxide in the Earth's Atmosphere |
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22 | (3) |
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Geographies of Development |
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28 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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Regional and Systematic Geographies |
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31 | (4) |
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1 The North American Realm |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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North America's Physical Geography |
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39 | (3) |
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Native Americans and European Settlement |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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The Federal Map of North America |
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The Distribution of Natural Resources |
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46 | (1) |
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Urbanization and the Spatial Economy |
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46 | (8) |
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Regional Planning Case---Savannah, Georgia's Expanding Port |
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50 | (2) |
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Technology & Geography---GPS, Sensors, and Self-Driving Cars |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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The Making of a Multicultural Realm |
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54 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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Regional Issue---Immigration |
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56 | (1) |
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Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces |
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56 | (3) |
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Regionalism and Ethnicity in the United States |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Region The North Atlantic Coast |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Region The Rocky Mountains Region |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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Region The Northern Frontier |
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68 | (3) |
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2 The Middle American Realm |
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The Realm's Northern Boundary |
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73 | (2) |
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Physical Geography of Middle America |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (1) |
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Political and Economic Fragmentation |
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78 | (5) |
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81 | (2) |
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Regional Issue---The Tourism Industry in Middle American Economies |
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83 | (1) |
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Regions Of Middle America |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (6) |
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Region The Central American Republics |
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91 | (5) |
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Technology & Geography---The Shipping Container |
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96 | (2) |
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Regional Planning Case---The Nicaragua Canal |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Region The Greater Antilles |
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99 | (5) |
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Region The Lesser Antilles |
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104 | (3) |
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3 The South American Realm |
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107 | (38) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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States Ancient and Modern |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (3) |
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Technology & Geography---Remote Sensing and Deforestation |
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114 | (2) |
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Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (3) |
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120 | (1) |
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Region The Caribbean North |
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121 | (5) |
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126 | (5) |
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131 | (5) |
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134 | (2) |
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Region Brazil: Giant of South America |
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136 | (7) |
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Regional Planning Case---The Madeira River Dams |
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141 | (2) |
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Future Prospects of South America |
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143 | (2) |
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146 | (1) |
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Europe's Eastern Boundary |
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146 | (4) |
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Technology & Geography---What is GIS? |
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149 | (1) |
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Modern Historical Geography |
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150 | (2) |
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Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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Consequences of Unification |
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155 | (6) |
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NATO and European Security |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (3) |
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Islamist Terrorism in Europe |
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164 | (1) |
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Immigration and the Growing Multicultural Challenge |
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164 | (3) |
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165 | (1) |
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Regional Issue---Should Europe Welcome Refugees? |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (11) |
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Regional Planning Case---Amsterdam's North-South Line |
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174 | (5) |
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179 | (2) |
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Region Mediterranean Europe |
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181 | (4) |
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185 | (7) |
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191 | (1) |
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Europe's Future Prospects |
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192 | (3) |
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5 The Russian/Central Asian Realm |
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196 | (1) |
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Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia |
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197 | (5) |
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Technology & Geography---Russia's Nuclear Icebreakers in the Arctic Ocean |
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200 | (2) |
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The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (3) |
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The Soviet Union (1922--1991) |
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205 | (2) |
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Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia |
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207 | (4) |
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Regional Issue---Does Russia Need to Build Up Its Military? |
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209 | (2) |
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Regions of Russia and Central Asia |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (3) |
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Region The Southeastern Frontier |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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Region The Russian Far East |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (3) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (4) |
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Regional Planning Case---Astana, Kazakhstan: Planned City and Venue for World Expo 2017 |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (4) |
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6 The North African/Southwest Asian Realm |
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233 | (46) |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (2) |
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238 | (1) |
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The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath |
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239 | (2) |
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The Power and Peril of Oil |
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241 | (4) |
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245 | (2) |
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Technology & Geography---Global Water Needs and Desalination |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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The Arab Spring of 2011 and Its Aftermath |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (2) |
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RegionS Of North Africa/Southwest Asia |
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253 | (1) |
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Region Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin |
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253 | (3) |
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256 | (5) |
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Region The Arabian Peninsula |
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261 | (5) |
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Regional Planning Case---Saudi Arabia's Economic Cities |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (5) |
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Region The Maghreb and Its Neighbors |
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271 | (2) |
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Region The African Transition Zone |
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273 | (6) |
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7 The Subsaharan African Realm |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (2) |
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Africa's Historical Geography |
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282 | (3) |
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284 | (1) |
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The Colonial Transformation |
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285 | (1) |
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Human-Environment Relations |
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286 | (4) |
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290 | (3) |
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Regional Issue---Neocolonial Land Grabs? |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (2) |
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Urbanization and Africa's Dual Economies |
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295 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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RegionS Of Subsaharan Africa |
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301 | (1) |
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Regional Planning Case---The New Lagos: Eko-Atlantic City |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (5) |
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Technology & Geography---Mobile Money in Subsaharan Africa |
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313 | (3) |
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316 | (11) |
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327 | (44) |
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328 | (1) |
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South Asia's Physiography |
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329 | (2) |
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Birthplace of Civilizations and Religions |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (3) |
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The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia |
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335 | (4) |
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Regional Issue---Who Should Govern Kashmir? |
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338 | (1) |
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Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization |
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339 | (4) |
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341 | (2) |
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South Asia's Population Geography |
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343 | (5) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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Region The West: Afghanistan's Unstable Transition Zone |
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349 | (2) |
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Region The West: Pakistan |
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351 | (4) |
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Regional Planning Case---The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor |
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Region India: Giant of the Realm |
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355 | (9) |
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Technology & Geography---Drones of War |
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356 | (8) |
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364 | (2) |
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Region The Northern Mountain States |
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366 | (1) |
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Region The Southern Islands |
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367 | (4) |
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371 | (44) |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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Environment and Population |
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373 | (5) |
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Regional Planning Case---China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project |
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378 | (1) |
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Peoples of the East Asian Realm |
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378 | (2) |
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East Asia's Post-World War II Development |
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380 | (1) |
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East Asia's Economic Transformation |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (2) |
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385 | (2) |
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The People's Republic of China |
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Regional Issue---The One-Child Policy |
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Region China's Coastal Core |
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393 | (5) |
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Technology & Geography---High-Speed Rail in China |
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399 | (2) |
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Region China's Western Periphery |
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401 | (3) |
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404 | (1) |
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Region The Korean Peninsula |
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405 | (3) |
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406 | (2) |
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408 | (4) |
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412 | (3) |
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10 The Southeast Asian Realm |
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415 | (38) |
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416 | (1) |
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Southeast Asia's Physical Geography |
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417 | (3) |
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Political Geography: Territorial Configurations |
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420 | (1) |
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Regional Issue---The Chinese Presence in Southeast Asia |
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426 | (3) |
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China in Southeast Asia Today |
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429 | (4) |
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Regions of Southeast Asia |
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Region Mainland Southeast Asia |
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Technology & Geography---Making the invisible visible---LiDAR at Cambodia's Angkor Wat |
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Regional Planning Case---Dawei, Myanmar |
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442 | (1) |
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Region Insular Southeast Asia |
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443 | (10) |
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454 | (1) |
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Regions of the Austral Realm |
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458 | (1) |
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Regional Issue---Aboriginals in Australia |
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467 | (1) |
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Regional Planning Case---Rebuilding Christchurch After the 2010--2011 Earthquakes |
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470 | (3) |
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12 Pacific Realm and Polar Futures |
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Colonization and Independence |
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475 | (1) |
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The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography |
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Technology & Geography---Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific |
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476 | (3) |
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Regional Issue---Who Should Own the Oceans? |
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479 | (2) |
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Regions of the Pacific Regions |
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481 | (1) |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (1) |
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Regional Planning Case---Adaptation to Rising Sea Level in Kiribati |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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485 | (1) |
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Partitioning the Antarctic |
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485 | (2) |
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Geopolitics In the Arctic Basin |
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Appendix A Metric (Standard International [ SI]) and Customary Units and Their Conversions |
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Appendix B Area and Demographic Data for the World's States (To gain access go to http://wiley.com/college/regions17) |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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