| Preface |
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| Chapter 1 Geography: An Exploration of Connections |
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Where Is It? Why Is It There? Why Does It Matter? |
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3 | (1) |
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Physical Geography and Human Geography |
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Geographers' Visual Tools |
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Geographic Information Science (GISc) |
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7 | (1) |
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The Detective Work Of Photo Interpretation |
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8 | (4) |
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Geographic Themes in This Book |
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12 | (1) |
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Landforms: The Sculpting of Earth |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Temperature and Air Pressure |
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Human Impact on the Biosphere |
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Drivers of Global Climate Change |
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22 | (1) |
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Vulnerability to Climate Change |
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26 | (1) |
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Responding to Climate Change |
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26 | (1) |
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Calculating Water Use per Capita |
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Water: Who Gets Access to It? Who Owns It? |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (3) |
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Agriculture: Early Human Impacts on the Physical Environment |
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30 | (1) |
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Agriculture and Its Consequences |
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Modern Food Production and Food Security |
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Globalization And Development |
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33 | (1) |
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What Is the Global Economy? |
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33 | (2) |
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The Debate over Globalization and Free Trade |
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35 | (2) |
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Measuring Economic Development |
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37 | (1) |
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Geographic Patterns of Human Well-Being |
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38 | (1) |
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Sustainable Development and Political Ecology |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (5) |
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What Factors Encourage the Expansion of Political Freedoms? |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (4) |
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International Cooperation |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (3) |
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45 | (3) |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (7) |
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Global Patterns of Population Growth |
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48 | (1) |
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Global Variations in Population Density and Growth |
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49 | (1) |
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Population Growth Rates and Wealth |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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Ethnicity and Culture: Slippery Concepts |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Religion and Belief Systems |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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1.10 Climate Regions of the World |
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1.12 Human Impacts on the Biosphere |
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1.15 Vulnerability to Climate Change |
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24 | (18) |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (11) |
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1.30 Major Religions of the World |
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| Chapter 2 North America |
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65 | (3) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (7) |
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Climate Change and Air Pollution |
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68 | (2) |
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Vulnerability to Climate Change |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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Water Resource Depletion, Pollution, and Marketization |
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70 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Loss of Natural Habitat and Urbanization |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (4) |
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The Peopling of North America |
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The Original Settling of North America |
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The Arrival of the Europeans |
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75 | (1) |
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Disease, Technology, and Native Americans |
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75 | (1) |
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The European Transformation |
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75 | (2) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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The Mid-Atlantic Economic Core |
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77 | (1) |
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Expansion West of the Mississippi and Great Lakes |
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77 | (1) |
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The Mountain West and Pacific Coast |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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European Settlement and American Indians and Aboriginal Peoples |
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78 | (1) |
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The Changing Regional Composition of North America |
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79 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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79 | (8) |
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The Decline in Manufacturing Employment |
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79 | (1) |
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Growth of the Service Sector |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Globalization and Free Trade |
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80 | (2) |
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The Asian Link to Globalization |
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82 | (1) |
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IT Jobs Face New Competition from Developing Countries |
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82 | (1) |
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Repercussions of the Global Economic Downturn Beginning in 2007 |
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82 | (1) |
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Economic Interdependencies |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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North America's Changing Food-Production Systems |
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83 | (4) |
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Family Farms Give Way to Agribusiness |
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83 | (2) |
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Food Production and Sustainability |
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85 | (2) |
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Changing Transportation Networks and the North American Economy |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (9) |
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The Expansion of Political Freedoms in the United States and Canada |
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87 | (1) |
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Political Disillusionment and the Role of Money in Politics |
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88 | (1) |
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Debt and Politics in the United States |
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88 | (1) |
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Influence of the U.S. and Canada Abroad |
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88 | (1) |
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Challenges to the United States' Global Power |
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89 | (1) |
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Relationships Between Canada and the United States |
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89 | (11) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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Democratic Systems of Government: Shared Ideals, Different Trajectories |
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92 | (1) |
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The Social Safety Net: Canadian and U.S. Approaches |
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93 | (1) |
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Gender in National Politics |
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93 | (1) |
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Drugs and Politics in North America |
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94 | (1) |
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The Failures of the War on Drugs |
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95 | (1) |
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New Approaches to Managing Drugs |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (4) |
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Farmland and Urban Sprawl |
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98 | (1) |
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Smart Growth and Livability |
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99 | (1) |
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Inner City Decay, Housing Segregation, and Redlining |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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The Geography of Population Change in North America |
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102 | (1) |
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Immigration and Diversity |
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103 | (3) |
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Why Do People Decide to Immigrate to North America? |
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104 | (1) |
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Do New Immigrants Cost U.S. Taxpayers Too Much Money? |
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104 | (1) |
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Do Immigrants Take Jobs Away from U.S. Citizens? |
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105 | (1) |
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Are Too Many Immigrants Being Admitted to the United States? |
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105 | (1) |
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Why Are So Many Unaccompanied Children Coming as Illegal Immigrants? |
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106 | (1) |
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Race and Ethnicity in North America |
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106 | (2) |
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Extending Equal Opportunity |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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The Geography of Christian Subgroups |
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108 | (1) |
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The Relationship Between Religion and Politics |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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The Nuclear Family Becomes a Shaky Norm |
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110 | (1) |
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The Current Diversity of North American Family Types |
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110 | (1) |
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Geographic Patterns of Human Well-Being |
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2.4 Climates of North America |
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2.5 Vulnerability to Climate Change in North America |
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69 | (4) |
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2.8 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in North America |
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73 | (17) |
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2.17 Power and Politics in North America |
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90 | (7) |
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2.21 Urbanization in North America |
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97 | (18) |
| Chapter 3 Middle and South America |
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115 | (44) |
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119 | (4) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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Temperature-Altitude Zones |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (5) |
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Tropical Forests, Climate Change, and Globalization |
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123 | (2) |
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Integrating Environmental Protection with Economic Development |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (4) |
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The Peopling of Middle and South America |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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A Global Exchange of Crops and Animals |
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130 | (1) |
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The Legacy of Underdevelopment |
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131 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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132 | (9) |
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Economic Inequality and Income Disparity |
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133 | (4) |
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Phases of Economic Development |
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133 | (4) |
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The Current Era of International Trade and Investment |
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137 | (4) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Regional Trade and Trade Agreements |
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137 | (1) |
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Food Production and Development |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (4) |
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The Drug Trade, Conflict, and Legalization |
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141 | (2) |
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Foreign Involvement in the Region's Politics |
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143 | (1) |
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Cuba in the Cold War and Post-Cold War Eras |
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144 | (1) |
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Recent Revolutionary Movements |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Brazil's Landless Movement |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (4) |
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145 | (4) |
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Urban Landscapes and Planning |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (3) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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The Family and Gender Roles |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Religion in Contemporary Life |
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3.5 Climates of Middle and South America |
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121 | (3) |
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3.8 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in Middle and South America |
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124 | (3) |
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3.10 Vulnerability to Climate Change in Middle and South America |
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127 | (15) |
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3.20 Power and Politics in Middle and South America |
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142 | (4) |
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3.22 Urbanization in Middle and South America |
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146 | (13) |
| Chapter 4 Europe |
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159 | (48) |
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162 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (7) |
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European Leadership in Response to Global Climate Change |
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165 | (2) |
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Europe's Vulnerability to Climate Change |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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Changes in Transportation |
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167 | (1) |
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Europe's Impact on the Biosphere |
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167 | (5) |
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Europe's Energy Resources |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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Freshwater and Seawater Pollution |
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170 | (1) |
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The Wide Reach of Europe's Environmental Impact |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (7) |
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Sources of European Culture |
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172 | (1) |
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The Inequalities of Feudalism |
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173 | (1) |
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The Role of Early Urbanization in the Transformation of Europe |
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173 | (1) |
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European Colonialism: The Founding and Acceleration of Globalization |
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173 | (1) |
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Urban-Based Revolutions in Industry and Politics |
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174 | (2) |
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The Industrial Revolution |
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176 | (1) |
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Urbanization, Industrialization, and Political Change |
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176 | (2) |
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176 | (1) |
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Popular Democracy and Nationalism |
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177 | (1) |
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Democracy and the Welfare State |
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177 | (1) |
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Two World Wars and Their Aftermath |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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The Birth of the European Union |
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179 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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179 | (7) |
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Europe's Growing Service Economies |
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179 | (2) |
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Economic Comparisons of the EU and the United States |
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181 | (1) |
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Economic Integration and a Common Currency |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Food Production and the European Union |
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184 | (2) |
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The Common Agricultural Program (CAP) |
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184 | (1) |
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The Growth of Corporate Agriculture and Food Marketing |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (6) |
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The Politics of EU Expansion |
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186 | (1) |
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EU Governing Institutions |
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187 | (1) |
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NATO and the Rise of the European Union as a Global Peacemaker |
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187 | (1) |
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Post-Colonial Tribulations in Europe |
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188 | (2) |
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Social Protection Systems: Goals and Outcomes |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (2) |
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Europe's Population Is Aging Rapidly |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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Migrants, Refugees, and Borders: Needs and Fears |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (3) |
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201 | (1) |
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Influence of Women on Policy Formation |
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201 | (2) |
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Human Well-Being in Europe |
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164 | (2) |
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4.5 Vulnerability to Climate Change in Europe |
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166 | (3) |
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4.8 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in Europe |
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169 | (19) |
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4.21 Power and Politics in Europe |
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188 | (5) |
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4.23 Urbanization in Europe |
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193 | (14) |
| Chapter 5 Russia and the Post-Soviet States |
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207 | (40) |
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210 | (3) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (4) |
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Urban and Industrial Pollution |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (2) |
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The Globalization of Resource Extraction and Environmental Degradation |
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215 | (1) |
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Rivers, Irrigation, and the Loss of the Aral Sea |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (7) |
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The Rise of the Russian Empire |
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217 | (3) |
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The Communist Revolution and Its Aftermath |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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World War II and the Cold War |
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222 | (2) |
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Globalization And Development |
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224 | (4) |
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Oil and Gas Development: Fueling Globalization |
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224 | (2) |
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Russia, BRICS, and the Global Economy |
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226 | (1) |
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Institutionalized Corruption |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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Unemployment and the Loss of Social Services |
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227 | (1) |
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Food Production in the Post-Soviet Era |
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227 | (1) |
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Changing Agricultural Production |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (5) |
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The Color Revolutions and Political Freedoms |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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Cultural Diversity and Russian Domination |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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The Media and Political Reform |
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233 | (1) |
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233 | (4) |
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Urban Legacies of Soviet Regional Economic Development |
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233 | (2) |
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Urban Central Asia and Caucasia |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (4) |
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Gender and Life Expectancy |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (3) |
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Gender: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Soviet Era |
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241 | (2) |
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242 | (1) |
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The Political Status of Women |
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242 | (1) |
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Religious and Nationalist Resurgence in the Post-Soviet Era |
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5.5 Climates of Russia and the Post-Soviet States |
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212 | (2) |
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5.6 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in Russia and the Post-Soviet States |
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214 | (4) |
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5.8 Vulnerability to Climate Change in Russia and the Post-Soviet States |
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218 | (12) |
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5.17 Power and Politics in Russia and the Post-Soviet States |
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230 | (4) |
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5.20 Urbanization in Russia and the Post-Soviet States |
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234 | (13) |
| Chapter 6 North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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247 | (48) |
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250 | (2) |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (7) |
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An Ancient Heritage of Water Conservation |
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252 | (1) |
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Water and Food Production |
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253 | (3) |
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Vulnerability to Climate Change |
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256 | (3) |
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Climate Change and Desertification |
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256 | (1) |
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Imported Food and Virtual Water |
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256 | (1) |
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Strategies for Increasing Access to Water |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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Dams Strain Cross-Border Relations |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (6) |
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Agriculture and the Development of Civilization |
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259 | (1) |
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Agriculture and Gender Roles |
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259 | (1) |
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The Coming of Monotheism: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (1) |
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Islamic Religious Law and the Sunni-Shiite Divide |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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Western Domination and State Formation |
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264 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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265 | (6) |
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Fossil Fuel Exports and Development |
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265 | (5) |
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Economic Diversification and Growth |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (10) |
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271 | (4) |
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Different Paths Toward Reform |
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272 | (2) |
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Islamism in a Globalizing World |
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274 | (1) |
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Will There Be an Iranian Spring? |
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275 | (1) |
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The Role of Media and the Internet in Political Change |
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275 | (1) |
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Democratization and Women |
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275 | (1) |
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Three Worrisome Geopolitical Situations in the Region |
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276 | (8) |
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Situation 1: The State of Israel and the "Question of Palestine" |
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276 | (4) |
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Situation 2: Fifty Years of Trouble Between Iraq and the United States |
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280 | (1) |
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Situation 3: Failure of the Arab Spring in Syria |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (3) |
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284 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | |
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286 | (2) |
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Gender Roles and Gendered Spaces |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (2) |
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291 | |
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6.4 Climates of North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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251 | (3) |
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6.6 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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254 | (3) |
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6.9 Vulnerability to Climate Change in North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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257 | (15) |
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6.21 Power and Politics in North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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272 | (11) |
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6.24 Urbanization in North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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283 | (12) |
| Chapter 7 Sub-Saharan Africa |
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295 | (50) |
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298 | (3) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (8) |
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Deforestation and Climate Change |
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301 | (2) |
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Agricultural Systems, Food, and Vulnerability to Climate Change |
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303 | (2) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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Water Resources and Water Management Alternatives with Climate Change |
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305 | (3) |
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New Groundwater Discoveries |
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305 | (1) |
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New barge- and Small-Scale Irrigation Projects |
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305 | (2) |
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Herding, Desertification, and Climate Change |
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307 | (1) |
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Wildlife and Climate Change |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (6) |
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The Peopling of Africa and Beyond |
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309 | (1) |
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Early Agriculture, Industry, and Trade in Africa |
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310 | (2) |
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The Scramble to Colonize Africa |
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312 | (2) |
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Abuse of Power in the Aftermath of Independence |
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314 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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315 | (8) |
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Successive Eras of Globalization |
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316 | (5) |
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The Colonial Exploitation Era |
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316 | (1) |
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The Era of Structural Adjustment |
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316 | (2) |
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The Current Era of Diverse Globalization |
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318 | (3) |
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Regional and Local Economic Development |
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321 | (2) |
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The Potential of Regional Integration |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (5) |
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323 | (3) |
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326 | (1) |
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Radical Islam: A Geopolitical Maneuver |
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326 | (1) |
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Conflict and the Problem of Refugees |
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327 | (1) |
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Successes and Failures of Democratization |
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327 | (1) |
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Gender, Power, and Politics |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (3) |
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The Recent Trend of Rapid Urban Growth |
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328 | (2) |
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Characteristics of Rapid Urban Growth |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (5) |
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Population Growth Is Slowing |
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332 | (1) |
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Population Pyramids Illustrate Growth Rates |
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333 | (1) |
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The Role of Migration Within Sub-Saharan Africa and to Other Regions |
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333 | (1) |
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Population and Public Health |
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334 | (2) |
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334 | (1) |
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HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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334 | (2) |
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Geographic Patterns of Human Well-Being |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | |
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336 | (3) |
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Female Genital Mutilation |
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338 | (1) |
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Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Rights |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (2) |
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Indigenous Belief Systems |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (2) |
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341 | |
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7.5 Climates of Sub-Saharan Africa |
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300 | (2) |
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7.6 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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302 | (4) |
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7.8 Vulnerability to Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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306 | (19) |
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7.21 Power and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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325 | (4) |
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7.22 Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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329 | (16) |
| Chapter 8 South Asia |
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345 | (46) |
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348 | (2) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (9) |
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South Asia's Vulnerability and Resilience to Climate Change |
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350 | (5) |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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352 | (2) |
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4 Water Scarcity and Conflict |
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354 | (1) |
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5 Rising per Capita Use of Water and Pollution |
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354 | (1) |
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6 Virtual Water and Exports |
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355 | (1) |
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355 | (3) |
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Resistance to Deforestation |
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355 | (3) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (7) |
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The Indus Valley Civilization |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (2) |
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361 | (1) |
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Geographic Patterns of Religious Beliefs |
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362 | (1) |
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British Colonial Rule and Its Legacies |
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362 | (4) |
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The Deindustrialization of South Asia |
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363 | (1) |
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Democratic and Authoritarian Legacies |
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363 | (1) |
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Independence and Partition |
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364 | (1) |
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Nonviolence as a Political Strategy |
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364 | (1) |
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The Partition of India in 1947 |
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365 | (1) |
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The Post-Independence Period |
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365 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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366 | (4) |
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From Self-Sufficiency to Globalization |
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366 | (1) |
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Central Planning and Self-Sufficiency |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (2) |
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368 | (1) |
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Food Production and the Green Revolution |
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368 | (1) |
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Microcredit: A South Asian Innovation for the Poor |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (6) |
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The Hindu-Muslim Relationship |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (4) |
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372 | (2) |
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War and Reconstruction in Afghanistan |
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374 | (1) |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (1) |
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Movements Against Government Inefficiency and Corruption |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (3) |
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376 | (2) |
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Risks to Children in Urban Settings |
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378 | (1) |
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Risks to Women and Men in Urban Settings |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (3) |
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Geographic Patterns in the Status of Women |
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379 | (1) |
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Slowing Population Growth: Health Care, Urbanization, and Gender |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (1) |
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Measures of Human Well-Being |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | |
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The Texture of Village Life |
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382 | (3) |
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Social Patterns in the Status of Women |
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385 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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Marriage, Motherhood, and Widowhood |
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385 | (1) |
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Dowry and Violence Against Females |
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386 | (1) |
|
Gender, Politics, and Power |
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386 | (1) |
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Women and the Taliban in Afghanistan |
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387 | (1) |
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LGBT Issues in South Asia |
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|
387 | |
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8.5 Climates of South Asia |
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351 | (2) |
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8.7 Vulnerability to Climate Change in South Asia |
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353 | (3) |
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8.8 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in South Asia |
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356 | (17) |
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8.20 Power and Politics in South Asia |
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373 | (4) |
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8.21 Urbanization in South Asia |
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377 | (14) |
| Chapter 9 East Asia |
|
391 | (46) |
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394 | (3) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (2) |
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395 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (8) |
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China's Vulnerability to Glacial Melting |
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397 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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397 | (2) |
|
Natural Hazards and Energy Vulnerability |
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399 | (1) |
|
Food Security and Sustainability |
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399 | (3) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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Fisheries and Globalization |
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|
401 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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Three Gorges Dam: The Power of Water |
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402 | (2) |
|
Air Pollution: Choking on Success |
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|
404 | (1) |
|
Air Pollution Elsewhere in East Asia |
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|
405 | (1) |
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405 | (7) |
|
Bureaucracy and Imperial China |
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|
406 | (1) |
|
Confucianism Molds East Asia's Cultural Attitudes |
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407 | (1) |
|
The Confucian Bias Toward Males |
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|
407 | (1) |
|
The Bias Against Merchants |
|
|
407 | (1) |
|
Cycles of Expansion, Decline, and Recovery |
|
|
407 | (1) |
|
Why Did China Not Colonize an Overseas Empire? |
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|
407 | (2) |
|
European and Japanese Imperialism |
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|
409 | (1) |
|
China's Turbulent Twentieth Century |
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409 | (1) |
|
Mao's Communist Revolution |
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|
410 | (1) |
|
Japan Becomes a World Leader |
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410 | (2) |
|
Chinese and Japanese Influences on Korea, Taiwan, and Mongolia |
|
|
412 | (1) |
|
The Korean War and Its Aftermath |
|
|
412 | (1) |
|
Taiwan's Uncertain Status |
|
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412 | (1) |
|
Mongolia Seeks Its Own Way |
|
|
412 | (1) |
|
Globalization And Development |
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|
412 | (4) |
|
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|
413 | (1) |
|
Japan Rises from the Ashes |
|
|
413 | (1) |
|
Productivity Innovations in Japan |
|
|
413 | (1) |
|
Mainland Economies: Communists in Command |
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|
413 | (2) |
|
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414 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
|
Struggles with Regional Disparity |
|
|
415 | (1) |
|
Economic Reforms in China |
|
|
415 | (1) |
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416 | (5) |
|
Pressures for Political Change in China |
|
|
417 | (3) |
|
Information Technology and Political Freedom |
|
|
417 | (2) |
|
Protests and Political Freedom |
|
|
419 | (1) |
|
Japan's Recent Political Shifts |
|
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (5) |
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423 | (1) |
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International Trade and Special Economic Zones |
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423 | (1) |
|
Transportation Improvements |
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423 | (1) |
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423 | (2) |
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425 | (1) |
|
Shanghai's Latest Transformation |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (4) |
|
Responding to an Aging Population |
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426 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
|
The Legacies of China's One-Child Policy |
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427 | (1) |
|
Gender Imbalance and the Cultural Preference for Sons |
|
|
427 | (1) |
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|
428 | (1) |
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|
428 | |
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428 | (2) |
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|
430 | |
|
East Asia's Most Influential Cultural Export: The Overseas Chinese |
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|
433 | |
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|
9.4 Climates of East Asia |
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|
396 | (2) |
|
9.5 Vulnerability to Climate Change in East Asia |
|
|
398 | (5) |
|
9.9 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in East Asia |
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|
403 | (15) |
|
9.18 Power and Politics in East Asia |
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|
418 | (4) |
|
9.20 Urbanization in East Asia |
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|
422 | (15) |
| Chapter 10 Southeast Asia |
|
437 | (44) |
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441 | (3) |
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441 | (1) |
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441 | (3) |
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444 | (7) |
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444 | (1) |
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Climate Change and Deforestation |
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444 | (3) |
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444 | (3) |
|
Climate Change and Food Production |
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447 | (2) |
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447 | (1) |
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447 | (1) |
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447 | (2) |
|
Climate Change Impacts Related to Water |
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|
449 | (1) |
|
Melting Glaciers and Increased Evaporation |
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|
449 | (1) |
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449 | (1) |
|
Storm Surges and Flooding |
|
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449 | (1) |
|
Responses to Climate Change in the Mekong River System |
|
|
449 | (2) |
|
Hydroelectric Dams and Their Consequences |
|
|
451 | (1) |
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|
451 | (4) |
|
The Peopling of Southeast Asia |
|
|
452 | (1) |
|
Diverse Cultural Influences |
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|
452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (2) |
|
Struggles for Independence Aided by World War II |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
|
The "Killing Fields" in Cambodia |
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455 | (1) |
|
Globalization And Development |
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|
455 | (6) |
|
Borrowed Ideas for Economic Growth |
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|
456 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
|
The Feminization of Labor |
|
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456 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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Economic Crisis and Recovery: The Perils of Globalization |
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457 | (1) |
|
The IMF Bailout and Its Aftermath |
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457 | (1) |
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The Impact of China's Growth |
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457 | (1) |
|
The Global Recession Beginning in 2007 |
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458 | (1) |
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458 | (3) |
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458 | (1) |
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458 | (1) |
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458 | (1) |
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459 | (2) |
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461 | (4) |
|
Southeast Asia's Authoritarian Tendencies |
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461 | (2) |
|
Militarism's Roots in Worries about China |
|
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463 | (1) |
|
Can the Expansion of Political Freedoms Bring Peace to Indonesia? |
|
|
464 | (1) |
|
Terrorism, Politics, and Economic Issues |
|
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (3) |
|
Emigration Related to Urbanization and Globalization |
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|
465 | (3) |
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467 | (1) |
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467 | (1) |
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468 | (5) |
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468 | (5) |
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471 | (1) |
|
Southeast Asia's Encounter with HIV/AIDS |
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|
471 | (1) |
|
Geographic Patterns of Human Well-Being |
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471 | (2) |
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|
473 | |
|
Cultural and Religious Pluralism |
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|
473 | (3) |
|
Globalization Brings Cultural Diversity but Also Homogeneity |
|
|
475 | (1) |
|
Gender Roles in Southeast Asia |
|
|
476 | (1) |
|
Family Organization, Traditional and Modern |
|
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476 | (1) |
|
Political and Economic Empowerment of Women |
|
|
477 | (1) |
|
Globalization and Gender: The Sex Industry |
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|
477 | |
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|
10.7 Climates of Southeast Asia |
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|
443 | (3) |
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10.9 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in Southeast Asia |
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446 | (4) |
|
10.11 Vulnerability to Climate Change in Southeast Asia |
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|
450 | (12) |
|
10.18 Power and Politics in Southeast Asia |
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|
462 | (4) |
|
10.19 Urbanization in Southeast Asia |
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466 | (15) |
| Chapter 11 Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific |
|
481 | (40) |
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484 | (5) |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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485 | (3) |
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485 | (2) |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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Animal and Plant Life in Australia |
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488 | (1) |
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Plant and Animal Life in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands |
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488 | (1) |
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489 | (6) |
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489 | (2) |
|
Sea Level Rise and Storm Surges |
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489 | (1) |
|
Wildfires and Other Water-Related Vulnerabilities |
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|
489 | (1) |
|
Responses to Potential Climate Change Crises |
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489 | (2) |
|
Invasive Species and Food Production |
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|
491 | (2) |
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491 | (1) |
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491 | (2) |
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Globalization and the Environment in the Pacific Islands |
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493 | (2) |
|
Mining in Papua New Guinea and Nauru |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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The Great Pacific Garbage Island |
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495 | (1) |
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The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (5) |
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495 | (2) |
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The Saga of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) |
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497 | (1) |
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Possibilities of Early Contact Between Pacific Peoples and the Americas |
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497 | (1) |
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Arrival of the Europeans in the Pacific |
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497 | (1) |
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The Colonization of Australia and New Zealand |
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498 | (1) |
|
Oceania's Shifting Global Relationships |
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|
499 | (1) |
|
Globalization And Development |
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|
500 | (4) |
|
Globalization, Development, and Oceania's New Asian Orientation |
|
|
500 | (1) |
|
The Stresses of Asia's Economic Development "Miracle" on Australia and New Zealand |
|
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501 | (1) |
|
Maintaining Raw Materials Exports as Service Economies Develop |
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501 | (1) |
|
Economic Change in the Pacific Islands |
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|
501 | (2) |
|
The Advantages and Stresses of Tourism |
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502 | (1) |
|
The Future: Diverse Global Orientations? |
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503 | (1) |
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504 | (3) |
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504 | (2) |
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Migrants and Refugees from Abroad Present a Challenge for Oceania |
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506 | (1) |
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507 | (1) |
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507 | (5) |
|
Population Numbers and Distribution |
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|
509 | (1) |
|
Geographic Patterns of Human Well-Being |
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|
510 | (2) |
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|
512 | |
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512 | (2) |
|
Weakening of the European Connection |
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|
513 | (1) |
|
The Social Repositioning of Indigenous Peoples in Australia and New Zealand |
|
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513 | (1) |
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513 | (1) |
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514 | (1) |
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514 | (2) |
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Gender Myths and Realities |
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514 | (2) |
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516 | |
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516 | (1) |
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517 | (1) |
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Sports as a Unifying Force |
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517 | |
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486 | (4) |
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11.8 Vulnerability to Climate Change in Oceania |
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490 | (2) |
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11.9 Human Impacts on the Biosphere in Oceania |
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492 | (13) |
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11.17 Power and Politics in Oceania |
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505 | (3) |
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11.19 Urbanization in Oceania |
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508 | (13) |
| Epilogue 1 Polar Regions |
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521 | (8) |
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522 | (1) |
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522 | (1) |
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523 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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524 | (1) |
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525 | (1) |
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525 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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527 | (2) |
| Epilogue 2 Space |
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529 | |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (2) |
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531 | (1) |
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532 | (1) |
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532 | (1) |
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Globalization And Development |
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533 | (1) |
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533 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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The Militarization Of Space |
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534 | (1) |
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535 | (1) |
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Remote Sensing Of Urban Areas |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (1) |
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Remote Sensing And Population Issues |
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536 | (1) |
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536 | (1) |
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536 | |
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What Will Space Exploration Do To Life On Earth? |
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537 | |
| Glossary |
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G-1 | |
| Text Sources And Credits |
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TC-1 | |
| Index |
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