Description
Book SynopsisUpdated and revised with many new detailed maps and photographs, Latin America and the Carribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey, 7th Edition enables geographers to explore the changes and major issues facing this dynamic region today. The historical material has been streamlined in order to focus on contemporary issues.
Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LATIN AMERICA 1
PART I SYSTEMATIC SURVEY
CHAPTER 2 CHANGING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS 9
CHAPTER 3 CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY 39
CHAPTER 4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS 75
CHAPTER 5 PEOPLE AND SOCIETY 90
CHAPTER 6 DIVERSIFYING ECONOMIES 112
CHAPTER 7 THE CONTEMPORARY CITY 139
CHAPTER 8 TRANSPORTATION 166
PART II REGIONAL SURVEY: MIDDLE AMERICA
CHAPTER 9 CARIBBEAN CONTRASTS 179
CHAPTER 10 MODERNIZING MEXICO 210
CHAPTER 11 CENTRAL AMERICA 237
PART III REGIONAL SURVEY: SOUTH AMERICA
CHAPTER 12 ANDEAN COUNTRIES IN THE TROPICS: VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PERU, AND BOLIVIA 270
CHAPTER 13 BRAZIL 293
CHAPTER 14 AMAZONIA 319
CHAPTER 15 THE SOUTHERN CONE: ARGENTINA, CHILE, PARAGUAY, AND URUGUAY 335
GLOSSARY 368
INDEX 378
