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Criteria for Geographic Realms |
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Delineating Realms: Boundaries and Transition Zones |
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Geology and Natural Hazards |
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Major Population Clusters |
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The Geography of Language |
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The European Origins of the Modern State |
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Geographies of Development |
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Development in Spatial Perspective |
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A Complex, Core-Periphery World |
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Globalization and Environmental Challenges |
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Globalization and Population Movements |
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Economic Globalization, Growth, and Inequality |
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Regional and Systematic Geography |
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Chapter 1 The North American Realm |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of North America |
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North America's Physical Geography |
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Great Lakes and Great Rivers |
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Native Americans and European Settlement |
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The Federal Map of North America |
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The Distribution of Natural Resources |
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Urbanization and the Spatial Economy |
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Deindustrialization and Suburbanization |
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The Information Economy and City Regions |
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The Polycentric Metropolis |
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Effects of the Great Recession |
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Changing Geographies of Economic Opportunity |
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The Making of a Multicultural Realm |
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The Virtues of Mobility and Immigration |
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The Challenge of Multiculturalism |
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Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces |
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Canada's Spatial Structure |
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The Ascendancy of Indigenous Peoples |
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Regionalism and Ethnicity in the United States |
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The North American Core (1) |
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The Maritime Northeast (2) |
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The Continental Interior (8) |
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The Northern Frontier (9) |
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Chapter 2 The Middle American Realm |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of Middle America |
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The Realm's Northern Boundary |
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Physical Geography of Middle America |
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Altitudinal Zonation of Environments |
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Political and Economic Fragmentation |
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The Push for Regional Integration |
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Regions Of Middle America |
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Population and Urbanization Patterns |
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Agriculture: Fragmented Modernization |
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Evolving Economic Geographies |
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The Central American Republics |
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Trapped in the Narcotics Trade |
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Fragmentation, Insularity, and Vulnerability |
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Chapter 3 The South American Realm |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of South America |
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Myriad Climates and Habitats |
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States Ancient and Modern |
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Independence and Isolation |
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The Population Map—Then and Now |
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Agricultural Land Use and Deforestation |
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The Commodities Boom and Its Aftermath |
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Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions |
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The Shadow of the United States |
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China's Growing Economic Clout |
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112 | (4) |
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Brazil: Giant Of South America |
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116 | (1) |
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Future Prospects of South America |
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Chapter 4 The European Realm |
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124 | (16) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of Europe |
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124 | (1) |
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Europe's Eastern Boundary |
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124 | (1) |
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Landforms and Opportunities |
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126 | (1) |
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Modern Historical Geography |
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127 | (3) |
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The Industrial Revolution |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm |
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130 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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A Changing Population Mosaic |
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Negative Natural Population Growth |
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The Growing Multicultural Challenge |
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133 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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Consequences of Unification |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Diminished State Power and New Regionalism |
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Redefining Europe: Difficult Choices |
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137 | (2) |
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NATO, the United States, and European Security |
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140 | (1) |
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Europe's Regional Complexity |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (3) |
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153 | (3) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Greece, Cyprus, and Malta |
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156 | (6) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (2) |
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Europe's Future Prospects |
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162 | (2) |
Chapter 5 The Russian/Central Asian Realm |
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166 | (13) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of Russia/central Asia |
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166 | (1) |
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Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia |
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167 | (4) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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Climate Change and Arctic Prospects |
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170 | (1) |
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The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia |
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Eighteenth-Century Czarist Russia |
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Nineteenth-Century Expansion |
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The Soviet Union (1922-1991) |
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174 | (2) |
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The Soviet Territorial Framework |
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The Soviet Economic Framework |
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The Downfall of the Soviet Union |
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176 | (1) |
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Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia |
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176 | (3) |
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A Complex Cultural Mosaic |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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Playing Russia's Energy Card |
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178 | (1) |
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Regions Of Russia And Central Asia |
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179 | (19) |
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180 | (3) |
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Russia's Political-Administrative Structure |
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180 | (1) |
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Russia's Shrinking Population |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (2) |
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Central Industrial Region |
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185 | (1) |
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Povolzhye: The Volga Region |
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185 | (1) |
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The Southeastern Frontier |
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186 | (1) |
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The Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas) |
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186 | (1) |
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The Lake Baykal Area (Baykaliya) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (4) |
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Russia's Internal Periphery |
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191 | (1) |
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Russia's External Periphery |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (4) |
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The Five States of Central Asia |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (2) |
Chapter 6 The North African/southwest Asian Realm |
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198 | (40) |
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200 | (16) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of North Africa/southwest Asia |
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200 | (1) |
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Naming This Pivotal Realm |
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200 | (2) |
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Is This the 'Middle East'? |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (2) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (2) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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Islam and Other Religions |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath |
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206 | (1) |
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Population and the New Political Framework |
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206 | (1) |
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The Power and Peril of Oil |
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207 | (3) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (1) |
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The Geography of Oil's Impact |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (2) |
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Oil-Generated Inequalities |
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210 | (1) |
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The Absence of Democratic Traditions |
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211 | (1) |
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The Arab Spring of 2011 and Its Aftermath |
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212 | (1) |
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The Diffusion of Popular Unrest |
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212 | (1) |
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Unfulfilled Arab-Spring Promises |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Terrorism in the Name of Islam |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (2) |
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Regions Of North Africa/southwest Asia |
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216 | (22) |
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Egypt And The Lower Nile Basin |
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216 | (4) |
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218 | (1) |
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Political Upheaval and Economic Challenges |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (5) |
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Iraq's Enduring Importance |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Israel and the Palestinian Territories |
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222 | (2) |
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Geographic Obstacles to a Two-State Solution |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (3) |
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225 | (2) |
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The Rise of the Gulf States |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (4) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (2) |
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The Maghreb And Its Neighbors |
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232 | (2) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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The African Transition Zone |
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234 | (6) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
Chapter 7 The Subsaharan African Realm |
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238 | (40) |
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240 | (20) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of Subsaharan Africa |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (3) |
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Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics |
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242 | (1) |
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Africa's Historical Geography |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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The Colonial Transformation |
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244 | (4) |
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Impact of the Slave Trade |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (2) |
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Human-Environment Relations in Subsaharan Africa |
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248 | (2) |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (2) |
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251 | (1) |
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HIV/AIDS: The Continuing Struggle |
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251 | (1) |
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The Ebola Crisis of 2014-2015 |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Urbanization and Africa's Dual Economies |
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254 | (1) |
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Urban Housing Innovations: The I-Shack |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (5) |
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China's Role in Emerging Africa |
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255 | (2) |
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Africa's Need for Supranational Cooperation |
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257 | (3) |
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Regions Of Subsaharan Africa |
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260 | (18) |
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260 | (5) |
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260 | (3) |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (3) |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (10) |
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Africa's Resource-Rich Region |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (5) |
Chapter 8 The South Asian Realm |
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278 | (36) |
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280 | (17) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of South Asia |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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South Asia's Physiography |
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281 | (2) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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Birthplace of Civilizations |
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283 | (2) |
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Indus Valley Civilization |
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283 | (1) |
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Aryans and the Origins of Hinduism |
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283 | (1) |
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Buddhism and Other Indigenous Religions |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia |
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287 | (3) |
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Partition and Independence |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization |
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290 | (3) |
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290 | (2) |
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The Significance of Agriculture |
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292 | (1) |
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South Asia's Population Geography |
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293 | (4) |
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Population Density and the Question of Overpopulation |
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293 | (1) |
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The Demographic Transition |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (17) |
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299 | (3) |
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Afghanistan: Unstable Transition Zone |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (1) |
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Prospects of Afghanistan and Pakistan |
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302 | (1) |
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India: Giant Of The Realm |
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302 | (8) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (4) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Limited Opportunities—Creative Development Strategies |
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310 | (1) |
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The Northern Mountain States |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (4) |
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312 | (1) |
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Sri Lanka: Paradise Lost and Regained? |
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Chapter 9 The East Asian Realm |
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314 | (38) |
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316 | (12) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of East Asia |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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Environment and Population |
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317 | (4) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (2) |
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Peoples of the East Asian Realm |
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323 | (1) |
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East Asia's Post-World War II Development |
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323 | (2) |
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324 | (1) |
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Japan's Defeat and Recovery |
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325 | (1) |
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East Asia's Economic Transformation |
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325 | (1) |
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Japan's Pacesetting Achievements |
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325 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (24) |
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The People's Republic of China |
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329 | (4) |
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Political-Administrative Divisions |
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330 | (1) |
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China's "Capitalist" Turn |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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China's Urban Transformation |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (5) |
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334 | (2) |
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Regional Engines of Growth |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (3) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (2) |
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341 | (1) |
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China's Western Periphery |
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341 | (2) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (3) |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (3) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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The Challenges of Two Lost Decades |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (4) |
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Taiwan's Island Geography |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
Chapter 10 The Southeast Asian Realm |
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352 | (34) |
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354 | (16) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of Southeast Asia |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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Southeast Asia's Physical Geography |
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355 | (3) |
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355 | (1) |
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Deforestation and Palm Oil Plantations |
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355 | (1) |
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Relative Location and Biodiversity |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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Political Geography: Territorial Configurations |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (4) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (1) |
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Religions of Southeast Asia |
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363 | (1) |
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The Imprint of Colonialism |
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364 | (1) |
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Southeast Asia's Emerging Markets |
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365 | (2) |
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365 | (2) |
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Prospects of Realmwide Integration: ASEAN |
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367 | (1) |
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China in Southeast Asia Today |
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367 | (1) |
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Geopolitics in the South China Sea |
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368 | (2) |
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Regions Of Southeast Asia |
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370 | (16) |
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370 | (8) |
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Vietnam: The Scars of War |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (1) |
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374 | (4) |
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378 | (10) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (3) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (2) |
Chapter 11 The Austral Realm |
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386 | (18) |
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388 | (3) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of The Austral Realm |
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388 | (1) |
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388 | (3) |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (2) |
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391 | (1) |
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Regions Of The Austral Realm |
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391 | (13) |
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391 | (8) |
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Historical and Political Geographies |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (2) |
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Australia's Environmental Problems |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (2) |
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Immigration and the Changing Cultural Mosaic |
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399 | (1) |
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Australia's Place in the World |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (7) |
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Human Spatial Organization |
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400 | (2) |
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The Maori Factor and New Zealand's Future |
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402 | (2) |
Chapter 12 Pacific Realm And Polar Futures |
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406 | (4) |
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Major Geographic Qualities Of The Pacific Realm |
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406 | (1) |
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Colonization and Independence |
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407 | (1) |
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The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography |
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407 | (3) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (2) |
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410 | |
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410 | (2) |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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Partitioning the Antarctic |
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414 | (1) |
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Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin |
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415 | |
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Disputation and Navigation |
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418 | |
Glossary |
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GL-1 | |
Index |
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Appendix |
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