Synopses & Reviews
The second edition of the standard work on the subject. Offers comprehensive coverage of general Middle Eastern geography, and how historical, political, and socioeconomic factors relate to the environment and applied geography of the region. Early chapters cover systematic and regional geography, including geomorphology, climate, hydrology, population, land use, and industry, supported by uncluttered maps, clear line drawings, and high quality photographs. Later chapters comprise essays on topics significant to each country, placing the geographical facts in a broader perspective. ``The most current and comprehensive coverage of general Middle East geography....the work is also an outstanding reference and includes one of the best geographical bibliographies yet assembled on the Middle East. Geography Education On the first edition
Table of Contents
Relief, Geology, Geomorphology, and Soils.
Climate and Water Resources.
Landscape Evolution.
Rural Land Use: Patterns and Systems.
Population.
Towns and Cities.
Problems of Economic Development.
Industry and Trade.
Petroleum.
The Political Map.
Tradition and Change in Arabia.
Iraq--A Study of Man, Land, and Water in an Alluvial Environment.
Agricultural Expansion in Syria.
Lebanon--Community Structure.
Jordan--The Struggle for Economic Survival.
Israel--Pre-state Jewish Colonization.
The Industrialization of Turkey.
Iran--Agriculture and Its Modernization.
Egypt--Population Growth and Agricultural Expansion.
Libya--The Impact of Oil.
Appendix.
Bibliography.
Index.