World Geography, 6 Volume Set: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access

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No longer does the study of geography mean just memorizing names and locations of places. Today, geography is the understanding the characteristics of places and the complex interconnections among them. This new edition of World Geography is arranged into six volumes by world region: North America and the Caribbean; South and Central America; Africa; Europe; Asia; Australia; Oceania, and the Antarctic. Table of Contents Regions 1 Overview 3 The History of Geography 3 Mapmaking in History 6 Mapmaking and New Technologies 10 The Continent 13 The Offshore Islands 25 Physical Geography 31 Overview 33 Climate and Human Settlement 33 Flood Control 35 Atmospheric Pollution 38 Disease and Climate 40 Physiography 43 Climatology 55 Hydrology 63 Biogeography and Natural Resources 69 Overview 71 Minerals 71 Renewable Resources 74 Nonrenewable Resources 76 Natural Resources 79 Flora 93 Fauna 103 Human Geography 113 Overview 115 The Human Environment 115 Population Growth and Distribution 118 Global Urbanization 120 People 125 Population Distribution 133 Culture Regions 139 Exploration 147 Urbanization 157 Political Geography 165 Economic Geography 175 Overview 177 Traditional Agriculture 177 Commercial Agriculture 179 Modern Agricultural Problems 181 World Food Supplies 184 Agriculture 189 Industries 201 Engineering Projects 207 Transportation 215 Communications 225 Gazetteer 231 Appendix 269 The Earth in Space 271 The Solar System 271 Earth’s Moon 275 The Sun and the Earth 277 The Seasons 279 Earth’s Interior 281 Earth’s Internal Structure 281 Plate Tectonics 283 Volcanoes 289 Geologic Time Scale 293 Earth’s Surface 297 Internal Geological Processes 297 External Processes 299 Fluvial and Karst Processes 302 Glaciation 304 Desert Landforms 307 Ocean Margins 309 Earth’s Climates 311 The Atmosphere 311 Global Climates 315 Cloud Formation 320 Storms 323 Earth’s Biological Systems 327 Biomes 327 Natural Resources 331 Soils 331 Water 334 Exploration and Transportation 337 Exploration and Historical Trade Routes 337 Road Transportation 340 Railways 342 Air Transportation 345 Energy and Engineering 347 Energy Sources 347 Alternative Energies 351 Engineering Projects 353 Industry and Trade 357 Manufacturing 357 Globalization of Manufacturing and Trade 359 Modern World Trade Patterns 362 Political Geography 367 Forms of Government 367 Political Geography 370 Geopolitics 372 National Park Systems 377 Boundaries and Time Zones 381 International Boundaries 381 Global Time and Time Zones 384 Global Education 387 Themes and Standards in Geography Education 387 Global Data 389 World Gazetteer of Oceans and Continents 389 Glossary 425 Bibliography 473 Index 477