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Table of Contents
A Note to the Student_iii
What's New in This Edition_v
About the Authors_vi
Acknowledgments_vi
Introduction: How to Read an Atlas_xi
Unit I_The Contemporary World_1
Map 1__World Political Boundaries_2
Map 2__World Climate Regions_4
Map 3__Vegetation Types_5
Map 4__Soil Orders_6
Map 5__World Topography_7
Map 6__Plate Tectonics_8
Map 7__World Ecological Regions_9
Map 8__World Natural Hazards_10
Map 9__Land Use Patterns of the World_11
Map 10_Urbanization_12
Map 11_Transportation Patterns_13
Map 12_World Population Density_14
Map 13_World Religions_15
Map 14_World Languages_16
Map 15_World External Migrations in Modern Times_17
Unit II_States: The Geography of Politics and Political Systems_19
Map 16_Political Boundary Types_20
Map 17_Political Systems_22
Map 18_The Emergence of the State_23
Map 19_Organized States and Chiefdoms, A.D. 1500_24
Map 20_European Colonialism, 1500Ð2000_25
Map 21_Federal and Unitary States_26
Map 22_Sovereign States: Duration of Independence_27
Map 23_The United Nations_28
Map 24_United Nations Regions and Sub-Regions_29
Map 25_Political Realms: Regional Changes, 1945Ð2003_30
Map 26_European Boundaries, 1914Ð1949_31
Map 27_An Age of Bipolarity: The Cold War ca. 1970_33
Map 28_Europe: Political Changes, 1989Ð2009_34
Map 29_The European Union, 2009_35
Map 30_The Geopolitical World at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century_36
Map 31_Democracy on the Rise_37
Map 32_The Middle East: Territorial Changes, 1918ÐPresent_38
Map 33_Africa: Colonialism to Independence_39
Map 34_South Africa: Black Homelands and Post-Apartheid Provinces_40
Map 35_Asia: Colonialism to Independence, 1930Ð2007_41
Map 36_Global Distribution of Minority Groups_42
Map 37_Linguistic Diversity_43
Map 38_International Conflicts in the PostÐWorld War II World_44
Map 39_World Refugees: Country of Origin, 2009_46
Map 40_World Refugees: Host Country, 2009_47
Map 41_Internally Displaced Persons, 2009_48
Map 42_PostÐCold War International Alliances_49
Map 43_Flashpoints, 2009_50
Map 44_International Terrorist Incidents, 2000Ð2006_68
Map 45_The Political Geography of a Global Religion: The Islamic World_70
Map 46_Countries with Nuclear Weapons_71
Map 47_Size of Armed Forces_72
Map 48_Military Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross National Product_73
Map 49_Abuse of Public Trust_74
Map 50_The Perception of Corruption_75
Map 51_Political and Civil Liberties_76
Map 52_Human Rights Abuse_77
Map 53_Women's Rights_78
Map 54_Capital Punishment_79
Unit III_Population, Health, and Human Development_81
Map 55_Population Growth Rates_82
Map 56_Infant Mortality Rate_83
Map 57_Average Life Expectancy at Birth_84
Map 58_Population by Age Group_85
Map 59_International Migrant Populations_86
Map 60_Urban Population_87
Map 61_Illiteracy Rates_88
Map 62_Primary School Education_89
Map 63_The Gender Gap: Inequalities in Education and Employment_90
Map 64_The Global Security Threat of Infectious Diseases_91
Map 65_Global Scourges: Major Infectious Diseases_93
Map 66_Adult Incidence of HIV/AIDS, 2007_94
Map 67_Undernourished Populations_95
Map 68_The Index of Human Development_96
Map 69_Demographic Stress: The Youth Bulge_97
Map 70_Demographic Stress: Rapid Urban Growth_98
Map 71_Demographic Stress: Competition for Cropland_99
Map 72_Demographic Stress: Competition for Fresh Water_100
Map 73_Demographic Stress: Death in the Prime of Life_101
Map 74_Demographic Stress: Interactions of Demographic Stress Factors_102
Unit IV_The Global Economy_103
Map 75_Membership in the World Trade Organization_104
Map 76_Regional Trade Organizations_105
Map 77_Relative Wealth of Nations: Purchasing Power Parity_106
Map 78_Inequality of Income and Consumption_107
Map 79_The World's Poorest_108
Map 80_Economic Output Per Sector_109
Map 81_Employment by Economic Activity_110
Map 82_Unemployment by Economic Activity_111
Map 83_Central Government Expenditures Per Capita_112
Map 84_The Indebtedness of States_113
Map 85_Global Flows of Investment Capital_114
Map 86_Inflation Rates_115
Map 87_Dependence on Trade_116
Map 88_Trade with Neighboring Countries_117
Map 89_Aiding Economic Development_118
Map 90_The Cost of Consumption, 2008_119
Map 91_A Wired World: Internet Users_120
Map 92_The Rise of the Personal Computer_121
Map 93_Traditional Links: The Telephone_122
Unit V_Food and Energy_123
Map 94__The Value of Agriculture_124
Map 95__Average Daily Per Capita Supply of Calories (Kilocalories)_125
Map 96__Food Supply from Marine and Freshwater Systems_126
Map 97__Cropland Per Capita: Changes, 1996Ð2007_127
Map 98__World Pastureland, 2005_128
Map 99__Fertilizer Use, 2007_129
Map 100_Energy Production Per Capita_130
Map 101_Energy Consumption Per Capita_131
Map 102_Energy Dependency_132
Map 103_Flows of Oil_133
Unit VI_Environmental Conditions_135
Map 104_Deforestation and Desertification_136
Map 105_Forest Loss and Gain, 1990Ð2005_137
Map 106_Soil Degradation_138
Map 107_Global Air Pollution: Sources and Wind Currents_139
Map 108_The Acid Deposition Problem: Air, Water, Soil_140
Map 109_Pollution of the Oceans_141
Map 110_Water Resources: Availability of Renewable Water Per Capita_142
Map 111_Water Resources: Annual Withdrawal Per Capita_143
Map 112_Water Stress: Shortage, Abundance, and Population Density_144
Map 113_Carbon Dioxide Emissions_145
Map 114_Potential Global Temperature Change_146
Map 115_The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Animal Species_147
Map 116_The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Plant Species_148
Map 117_Global Hotspots of Biodiversity_149
Map 118_Degree of Human Disturbance_150
Map 119_The Green and Not-So-Green World_151
Unit VII_Regions of the World_153
Map 120_North America: Physical Features_154
Map 121_North America: Political Divisions_155
Map 122_North American Land Use_156
Map 123_South America: Physical Features_157
Map 124_South America: Political Divisions_158
Map 125_South American Land Use_159
Map 126_Europe: Physical Features_160
Map 127_Europe: Political Divisions_161
Map 128_European Land Use_162
Map 129_Asia: Physical Features_163
Map 130_Asia: Political Divisions_164
Map 131_Asian Land Use_165
Map 132_Africa: Physical Features_166
Map 133_Africa: Political Divisions_167
Map 134_African Land Use_168
Map 135_Australia and Oceania: Physical Features_169
Map 136_Australia and Oceania: Political Divisions_170
Map 137_Australia and Oceania: Land Use_171
Map 138_The World Ocean_172
Map 139_The Arctic_173
Map 140_Antarctica_173
Unit VIII_Country and Dependency Profiles_175
Unit IX_Geographic Index_203
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