Joseph J.Hobbs / Джозеф Хоббс - World Regional Geography (6th edition) / Мировая региональная география

World Regional Geography (6th edition) /
Мировая региональная география

Год издания: 2008
Автор: Joseph J.Hobbs / Джозеф Хоббс
Жанр или тематика: География
Издательство: Brooks Cole
ISBN: 0495389501, 978-0495389507
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Изначально компьютерное (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 745

Описание: The sixth edition of WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY offers you a rich cultural and physical geographic understanding of the world's eight regions. In the text's 'Profile' chapters, the author presents brief, thematic overviews for each of the eight regions. Subsequent regional chapters present traditional, current details on a local level, including geographical factors and in-depth observations. The art program offers many new and revised maps, as well as photos submitted by the author that depict cultural and geographic aspects of the world's eight regions. New and extensively revised thematic maps centered on topics like language, religion, and ethnicity allow you to make cultural and regional comparisons quickly. You have access to these maps electronically for further study and use in the classroom. Clearly outlined chapter objectives emphasize more thematic discussions in the subregional chapters as well as highlighted textual discussions. The author also ties in relevant historical geography to give you a context for current events and geopolitical issues in the world
Представлен подробный географический, культурный, исторический и этнографический обзор всех континентов.

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Оглавление
CHAPTER 1
OBJECTIVES AND TOOLS OF WORLD
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 1

1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography 1

1.2 The Language of Maps 7

1.3 New Geographic Technologies and Careers 12
Insights Core Location and Peripheral Location 9
CHAPTER 2
PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT SHAPE
WORLD REGIONS 19

2.1 Geologic Processes and Landforms 20

2.2 Patterns of Climate and Vegetation 22

2.3 Biodiversity 30

2.4 The World’s Oceans 3

2.5 Global Environmental Change 32
Geography of Energy The Kyoto Protocol 36
CHAPTER 3
HUMAN PROCESSES THAT SHAPE
WORLD REGIONS 39

3.1 Two Revolutions That Have Changed
the Earth 40

3.2 The Geography of Development 42

3.3 The Geography of Population 62

3.4 Addressing Global Problems 62
Insights Globalization: The Process
and the Backlash 47
Insights The Fuelwood Crisis 48
Insights The Second Law of Thermodynamics 62
CHAPTER 4
A GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF EUROPE 67

4.1 Area and Population 68

4.2 Physical Geography and Human Adaptations 74

4.3 Cultural and Historical Geographies 79

4.4 Economic Geography 85

4.5 Geopolitical Issues 87
Insights Site and Situation 71
Regional Perspective Europe’s Immigration Issues 73
Insights Devolution 83
Insights Genetically Modified Foods and “Food Fights” 89
MODULE 4.1 MODULE 4.1
THE EUROPEAN CORE 96

4.1.1 The British Isles 98

4.1.2 France: Vive la Différence! 107

4.1.3 Great Germany 112

4.1.4 Benelux: Tolerance and Trade
in the Low Countries 114

4.1.5 Switzerland and Austria: Prosperous
Mountain Fastness 117
Insights Hedgerows 102
Geographic Spotlight London Town 103
Geography of Energy Europe’s Energy Alternatives 104
Insights The Primate City 111
Insights The Polder 115
MODULE 4.2 MODULE 4.2
THE EUROPEAN PERIPHERY 121

4.2.1 Northern Europe: Prosperous, Wild,
and Wired 122

4.2.2 Southern Europe: The Mediterranean World 129

4.2.3 Eastern Europe: Out from Behind the Curtain 136
Problem Landscape Save the Whales . . .
for Dinner 123
Ethnic Geography The Basque Country 132
The World’s Great Rivers The Danube 138
Ethnic Geography The Roma 140
CHAPTER 5
A GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF RUSSIA
AND THE NEAR ABROAD 151

5.1 Area and Population 152

5.2 Physical Geography and Human Adaptations 153

5.3 Cultural and Historical Geographies 161

5.4 Economic Geography 167

5.5 Geopolitical Issues 171
Insights Regional Names of Russia
and the Near Abroad 154
Insights The Russian Cross 156
The World’s Great Rivers The Volga 160
Insights Russia and Other Land Empires 164
Geography of the Sacred Stalingrad 166
Problem Landscape Chechnya 173
Geography of Energy Oil in the Caspian Basin 176
MODULE 5.1 MODULE 5.1
FRAGMENTATION AND REDEVELOPMENT IN
RUSSIA AND THE NEAR ABROAD 182

5.1.1 Peoples and Nations of the Fertile Triangle 183

5.1.2 Agriculture and Industry in the Russian Core 190

5.1.3 The Russian Far East 193

5.1.4 The Northern Lands of Russia 194

5.1.5 The Caucasus 199

5.1.6 The Central Asian Countries 201
Geographic Spotlight The Sex Trade 187
Problem Landscape Nuclear Waste in Russia’s
High Arctic 196
CHAPTER 6
A GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE MIDDLE
EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 208

6.1 Area and Population 209

6.2 Physical Geography and Human Adaptations 210

6.3 Cultural and Historical Geographies 221

6.4 Economic Geography 228

6.5 Geopolitical Issues 229
Perspectives from the Field Way-Finding
in the Desert 218
Geography of the Sacred Jerusalem 223
Insights Sunni and Shiite Muslims 227
Geography of Energy Middle Eastern Oil Pipelines 230
Geography of Terrorism What Does al-Qa’ida
Want? 236
MODULE 6.1 MODULE 6.1
THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH
AFRICA: MODERN STRUGGLES
IN AN ANCIENT LAND 240

6.1.1 The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Its Setting 241

6.1.2 Egypt: The Gift of the Nile 251

6.1.3 Sudan: Bridge between the Middle East
and Africa 253

6.1.4 Libya: Deserts, Oil, and a Reformed Survivor 255

6.1.5 Northwestern Africa: The Maghreb 256

6.1.6 The Gulf Oil Region 258

6.1.7 Turkey: Where East Meets West 269

6.1.8 Rugged, Strategic, Devastated Afghanistan 271
Problem Landscape Land for Peace 245
Ethnic Geography The Kurds 265
Insights Land Mines 274
CHAPTER 7
A GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE
OF MONSOON ASIA 278

7.1 Area and Population 279

7.2 Physical Geography and Human Adaptations 280

7.3 Cultural and Historical Geographies 289

7.4 Economic Geography 297

7.5 Geopolitical Issues 301
Geographic Spotlight China’s One-Child Policy 286
Insights Shifting Cultivation 289
Geography of the Sacred The Korean Village 290
Geography of the Sacred The Sacred Cow 294
Insights Outsourcing 300
Geography of Energy The Spratly Islands 302
MODULE 7.1 MODULE 7.1
COMPLEX AND POPULOUS SOUTH ASIA 309

7.1.1 The Cultural Foundation 310

7.1.2 Geographic Consequences of Colonialism
and Partition 312

7.1.3 Natural Regions and Resources 314

7.1.4 India: Power, Courage, and Confidence 320

7.1.5 Pakistan: Faith, Unity, and Discipline 326

7.1.6 Vulnerable Bangladesh 328

7.1.7 Nepal and Bhutan: Mountain Kingdoms 328

7.1.8 Sri Lanka: Resplendent and Troubled 330

7.1.9 The Laid-Back, Low-Lying Maldives 331
Problem Landscape Kashmir 314
The World’s Great Rivers Indus, Ganges,
Brahmaputra 316
Regional Perspective Keeping Malthus at Bay 321
Insights The Caste System 325
MODULE 7.2 MODULE 7.2
SOUTHEAST ASIA: FROM SUBSISTENCE
FARMING TO SEMICONDUCTORS 334

7.2.1 Area, Population, and Environment 335

7.2.2 Livelihood Patterns 337

7.2.3 Myanmar (Burma) 344

7.2.4 Thailand 347

7.2.5 Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos 349

7.2.6 Malaysia and Singapore 355

7.2.7 Indonesia and Timor-Leste 357

7.2.8 The Philippines 360
Natural Hazards The Great Tsunami of 2004 340
Insights Rubber 342
Regional Perspective The Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) 345
Regional Perspective Sex, Drugs, and Health in
Southeast Asia 346
Ethnic Geography The Boat People 351
The World’s Great Rivers The Mekong 353
Problem Landscape The Balkanization
of Indonesia? 360
MODULE 7.3 MODULE 7.3
CHINA: THE GIANT 365

7.3.1 Accomplishment, Subjugation, and Revolution 366

7.3.2 The Setting 367

7.3.3 Issues in Chinese Agriculture 375

7.3.4 China’s Industrial Geography 379

7.3.5 China’s Urban and Transportation Geography 383

7.3.6 Taiwan 387

7.3.7 Mongolia 388
Regional Perspective The Silk Road 371
Ethnic Geography Han Colonization
of China’s “Wild West” 372
Problem Landscape The Three Gorges Dam 376
Medical Geography Deadly Viruses:
Origins and Diffusion 380
Insights Mao’s Cultural Revolution 383
MODULE 7.4 MODULE 7.4
JAPAN AND THE KOREAS: ADVERSITY AND
PROSPERITY IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC 391

7.4.1 The Japanese Homeland 392

7.4.2 Historical Background 398

7.4.3 Japan’s Postwar Miracle 401

7.4.4 Japanese Industry 403

7.4.5 The