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Updated 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 Contents

CHAPTER 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

Latin America and the Caribbean

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/01/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118729847, 978-1118729847
      ISBN10: 1118729846
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Updated 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 Contents

      CHAPTER 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

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