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020			_a9780072826838
020			_a0072826835 (hard copy : alk. paper)
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040			_aBUL _cBUL _dBUL _bENG _eRDA
082	0	0	_a910 _223 _bCON
245	0	0	_aContemporary world regional geography : _bglobal connections, local voices / _cMichael Bradshaw . . . [ et al ].
250			_a2nd edition
260			_aBoston ; New York ; London : _bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education, _cc2007.
300			_axx, 599 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c29 cm.
500			_aContents; CHAPTER 1 GLOBALIZATION AND WORLD REGIONS Planet Earth: A World of variety, change, and closer links Geography in Today's world Geography of Regions Geography at work: Mapmakers and GIS Analysis Regions ad Globalization, etc. CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTS IN WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY Regional Geography Basic Issues of people and land Issues of political freedom Point-counterpoint: HIV/AIDS, etc. CHAPTER 3 EUROPE European Influences Diversity, Conflict, and Technological Innovation Natural Environment Global changes and local Responses Point-Counterpoint: The European Union, etc. CHAPTER 4 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES New Relationships Crossroads, Imperialism, and Cultural Diversity Natural Environment Global changes and local Responses Point-counterpoint: Russia : Still a world power?, etc. CHAPTER 5 EAST ASIA East Asia Miracle Cultural and Political Influences Natural Environments Globalization and East Asia, etc. CHAPTER 6 SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC A World of Influences Natural Environments Geography at work: The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004 Globalization and Local Change Point-counterpoint: Singapore, etc. CHAPTER 7 SOUTH ASIA Past and Present Diverse Cultures Natural Environment Point-counterpoint: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, and India Global and Local change, etc. CHAPTER 8 NORTHERN AFRICA AND SOUTHWESTERN ASIA In the News Cultural and Political History within a Wider world Natural Environments Personal View: Oman Global Significance, etc. CHAPTER 9 AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA A New Dawn? African Cultures Natural Environments and Resources Global and Local Changes Personal View: A Brighter Future in Ghana, etc. CHAPTER 10 LATIN AMERICA Geographic Contracts Regional Cultures History Spanish Control Natural Environment Point-counterpoint: Tropical Forest and Deforestation, etc. CHAPTER 11 NORTH AMERICA Territory and Human Settlement Regional Culture History Physical Geography and Human-Environment Interaction World Roles Point-counterpoint: North American Free Trade, etc. CHAPTER 12 A WORLD OF GEOGRAPHY Eyes Opened Diverse Worlds and Geographies of Conflict Globalization and World World History A Case Study: Southern China Geography at work: AAG President in Iran: Reconciling Differences, etc.
504			_aGlossary : p. 569-578 . _ Index : p. 579-599
650		0	_aGeography
700	1		_aBradshaw, Michael J.
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