Synopses & Reviews
Now substantially revised and updated, the Twelfth Edition of de Blij and Muller's Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts continues to deliver the authors' authoritative content, outstanding cartography, currency, and comprehensive coverage, in a technology-rich package. The text reflects major developments in the world as well as in the discipline, ranging from the collapse of Russia's Post-Soviet transformation to the impact of globalization and from the rise of Asia's Pacific Rim to the war in Iraq.
Synopsis
The most authoritative, accurate, and complete world regional geography book available! With its outstanding visual presentation comprised of unmatched cartography (including chapter-opening maps by Rand McNally and author-sketched, computer rendered thematic maps), and "From the Field Notes" that caption many of the photographs, this book provides a true-to-life geographic perspective based on the authors' extensive field experience in every area they discuss.
Synopsis
Each chapter has been thoroughly revised to reflect the changing cultural, political, and physical landscape of our world.
Increased coverage of environmental change and the risks that the planet faces with 6.2 billion people.
This new eleventh edition places more emphasis on critical thinking, human geography and environmental issues.
Table of Contents
Introduction: World Regional Geography.
1. Europe.
2. Russia.
3. North America.
4. Middle America.
5. South America.
6. Subsaharan Africa.
7. North Africa/Southwest Asia.
8. South Asia.
9. East Asia.10. Southeast Asia.
11. Australia.
12. The Pacific Realm.
Appendices:
A. Map Reading and Interpretation.
B. Opportunities in Geography.
C. Pronunciation Guide.