Regional Geography

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the World

  • Geography Basics
  • The Environment and Human Activity
  • Population and Culture
  • Globalization and Development
  • End-of-Chapter Material

• Chapter 2: Europe

  • Introducing the Realm
  • Historical Development Patterns
  • The European Union and Supranationalism
  • Regions of Western Europe
  • Eastern Europe
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• Chapter 3: Russia

  • Introducing the Realm
  • The USSR and the Russian Federation
  • Regions of Russia
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• Chapter 4: North America

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Introducing the Realm
  • United States: Early Development and Globalization
  • United States: Population and Religion
  • Canada
  • Regions of the United States and Canada
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• Chapter 5: Middle America

  • Introducing the Realm
  • Mexico
  • Central America
  • The Caribbean
  • Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes)
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• Chapter 6: South America

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Introducing the Realm
  • Urban North and Andean West
  • Brazil
  • The Southern Cone
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• Chapter 7: Subsaharan Africa

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Introducing the Realm
  • Human Geography of Subsaharan Africa
  • West Africa
  • Central Africa
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
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• Chapter 8: North Africa and Southwest Asia

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Introducing the Realm
  • Muhammad and Islam
  • North Africa and the African Transition Zone
  • Israel and Its Neighbors
  • Arabs, Islam, and Oil
  • Iraq, Turkey, and Iran
  • Central Asia and Afghanistan
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• Chapter 9: South Asia

  • Introducing the Realm
  • The Peripheral States of South Asia
  • Pakistan and Bangladesh
  • India
  • Religions of India and South Asia
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• Chapter 10: East Asia

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Introducing the Realm
  • Emerging China
  • China???s Periphery
  • Japan and Korea (North and South)
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• Chapter 11: Southeast Asia

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Introducing the Realm
  • The Mainland Countries
  • The Insular Region (Islands of Southeast Asia)
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• Chapter 12: Australia and New Zealand

  • Chapter Introduction
  • Introducing the Realm
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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• Chapter 13: The Pacific and Antarctica

  • Chapter Introduction
  • The Pacific Islands
  • Antarctica
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