World Regional Geography

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Written by experts in their respective fields who are active in research, fieldwork, and teaching, this text teaches the character of the world’s people, with a central theme of human development. It offers an issues-oriented overview of each region. An emphasis on subregions (places within regions) allows instructors to explore specific locales as they teach the themes of the course. Useful for introductory courses in world regional geography for undergraduate as well as postgraduate students of Geography.

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DOUGLAS L. JOHNSON, Professor of Geography at Clark University. VIOLA HAARMANN, Research Fellow in the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University. MERRILL L. JOHNSON, Professor of Geography, University of New Orleans. DAVID L. CLAWSON, Professor Emeritus of Geography in the College of Liberal Arts University of New Orleans. Table of Contents Preface 1: Geography and Development in an Era of Globalization 2: United States and Canada 3: Latin America and the Caribbean 4: Europe 5: Northern Eurasia 6: Central Asia and Afghanistan 7: The Middle East and North Africa 8: Africa South of the Sahara 9: South Asia 10: East Asia 11: Southeast Asia12: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands Glossary Credits Index