{"product_id":"the-world-today-9781119577676","title":"The World Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: World Regional Geography 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA World on Maps 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Geospatial Data: Understanding Our World 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeography’s Perspective 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Geographic Realms 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions Within Realms 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Physical Setting 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change: The Anthropocene 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealms of Population 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealms of Culture 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA World of States 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographies of Development 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: The Geography of CO\u003csub\u003e2 \u003c\/sub\u003eEmissions 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional and Thematic Geographies 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Global Migration Flows 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The North American Realm 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining The Realm 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Clusters 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth America’s Physiography 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in North America 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative Americans and European Settlement 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Federal Map of North America 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Distribution of Natural Resources 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization and the Spatial Economy 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Information Economy and City Regions 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographies of Inequality 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: GPS, Sensors, and Self-Driving Cars 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Geography and Elections in the United States 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Making of a Multicultural Realm 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Race and Housing Values in Los Angeles 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegionalism and Ethnicity in the United States 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of North America 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Northeast (1) 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion North Atlantic Coast (2) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion French Canada (3) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southeast (4) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southwest (5) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The West Coast (6) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Rocky Mountains Region (7) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Midwest (8) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Northern Frontier (9) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Middle American Realm 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Realm’s Northern Boundary 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography of Middle America 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geography 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical and Economic Fragmentation 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Connectivity and Economic Development in Middle America 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Middle America 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mexico 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Central American Republics 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: The Shipping Container 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Remittances Between the United States and Middle America 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Caribbean Basin 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Greater Antilles 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Lesser Antilles 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The South American Realm 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStates Ancient and Modern 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geographies 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Geography 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Remote Sensing and Deforestation 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization and Its Regional Expressions 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe United States and China in South America 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Income Inequality in South American States and Cities 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of South America 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Caribbean North 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Andean West 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change on Bolivia’s \u003ci\u003eAltiplano \u003c\/i\u003e123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southern Cone 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Wine Growing Regions of the World 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Brazil: Giant of South America 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The European Realm 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Europe 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: What is GIS? 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Historical Geography 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Unification 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of Unification 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent Challenges of Integration 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Geopolitics 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Demography is Destiny? 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMigration, Multicultural Challenges, and Prospects of Integration 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Europe 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Western Europe 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Northern Europe 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mediterranean Europe 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Eastern Europe 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Ukraine: A Linguistic and Economic Transition Zone 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope’s Future Prospects 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Russian\/Central Asian Realm 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography of Russia\/Central Asia 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Russia 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Russia’s Nuclear Icebreakers in the Arctic Ocean 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRussia’s Czarist Roots 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Soviet Experiment (1922–1991) 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Soviet Russia and the Near Abroad 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Russia and Central Asia 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Russia 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Population Change Across Russia 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Russian Core 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Southern Siberia 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Northern Siberia 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Russian Far East 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Transcaucasia 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Ethnic Geographies of Southern Russia and Transcaucasia 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Central Asia 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The North African\/Southwest Asian Realm 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Hearths of Cultures 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage for Islam 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Geography 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Global Water Needs and Desalination 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePervasive Political Geographies 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Development and Democracy 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Religion 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Refugee Problem 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of North Africa\/Southwest Asia 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Middle East 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Arabian Peninsula 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Empire States 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Maghreb and Its Neighbors 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The African Transition Zone 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Subsaharan African Realm 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica’s Physiography 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica’s Historical Geography 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Ethnic Groups of Subsaharan Africa 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman–Environment Relations 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation and Health 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geographies 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization and Africa’s Dual Economies 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica Rising? 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: China’s Exports to Subsaharan Africa 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Subsaharan Africa 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion West Africa 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion East Africa 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Equatorial Africa 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Mobile Money in Subsaharan Africa 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Southern Africa 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Subsaharan Africa 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The South Asian Realm 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth Asia’s Physiography 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirthplace of Civilizations and Religions 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeign Invaders 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geopolitics of Modern South Asia 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Drones of War 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Comparing the Megacities of Dhaka and Los Angeles 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth Asia’s Population Geography 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in South Asia 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Female\/Male Sex Ratios across India 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of South Asia 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The West: Afghanistan’s Transition Zone 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The West: Pakistan 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion India: Giant of the Realm 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Bangladesh 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Northern Mountain States 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southern Islands 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The East Asian Realm 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironment and Population 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeoples of the East Asian Realm 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in China 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Asia’s Economic Transformation 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Asia’s Population Dynamics 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitics in East Asia Today 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Where Can North Korea’s Missiles Reach? 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of East Asia 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe People’s Republic of China (PRC) 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: High-Speed Rail in China 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Urbanization and Economic Growth in China 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion China’s Coastal Core 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Population Change in the Pearl River Delta 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion China’s Interior 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion China’s Western Periphery 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mongolia 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Korean Peninsula 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Japan 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Taiwan 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Southeast Asian Realm 395\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Geography 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geographies 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Geography of Southeast Asia 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Trade Patterns in Southeast Asia 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitics in Southeast Asia 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Maritime Claims in the South China Sea 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Southeast Asia 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mainland Southeast Asia 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Making the Invisible Visible—LiDAR at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Myanmar 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Insular Southeast Asia 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Austral Realm 433\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysiography of the Austral Realm 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Realm’s Asian Turn 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of The Austral Realm 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Australia 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Australia 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: The Aboriginal Population Distribution 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Zealand 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 The Pacific Realm and Polar Regions 451\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining The Pacific Realm 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonization and Independence in the Pacific Realm 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: The Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of The Pacific Realm 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Melanesia 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Micronesia 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Polynesia 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in the Pacific 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Polar Regions 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartitioning the Antarctic 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitics and Global Climate Change in the Arctic Basin 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: The Shrinking North Polar Icecap 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Metric (Standard International [SI]) and Customary Units and Their Conversions A-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary G-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex I-1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528859033943,"sku":"9781119577676","price":128.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-world-today-9781119577676","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}