Physical geography is presented more consistently from chapter to chapter with major revisions to several chapters. * A foldout map of the world in 1900 is included so that comparisons can be made from the beginning to the end of the 20th century. * Website highlights approximately 13 Virtual Field Trips which provide the opportunity for readers to travel (virtually) to other areas of the world, while also developing analytical skills.

Work more effectively and gauge your progress along the way! This Student Study Guide is designed to accompany de Blij and Muller’s Concepts and Regions in Geography, 2nd Edition. Students will benefit from the learning objectives, self-test questions, practice exams, term paper pointers, 48 outline maps and map exercised found in this revised Study Guide. Whether through tourism, trade, or television, our world seems smaller and more interconnected every day. More than ever before, students need a geographic perspective to make sense of these transformations and the many complex, multicultural dimensions of our world. And what better way to introduce your students to the world, than with a brief, authoritative text from the leading author team in regional geography. Now substantially revised, the Second Edition of de Blij and Muller’s Concepts and Regions in Geography presents the authors’ hallmark authoritative and accurate content, along with an outstanding map program, in a concise, technology-rich package. Additional coverage is available on the web, allowing instructors to adapt the content to their course needs.

Student Study Guide to accompany Realms, Regions and Concepts, 15th edition: The 15th Edition of H.J. deBlij and Peter Muller's Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts has been expanded and enhanced upon previous editions. This carefully crafted text by one of the most traveled, knowledgeable and authoritative geography authors, H.J. deBlij provides a comprehensive understanding about the world with a long history of on authoritative content, outstanding cartography, currency, and comprehensive coverage, in a technology-rich package. A new online World Regional Geography program is one of many new strong and effective technologies included. New Organization! Chapters are now divided into A/B sections. Within each chapter, Part A, Defining the Realm, examines developments that unfold across the entire realm or major parts of it. In Part B, Regions of the Realm, the authors explore the regions within the realms to view developments at a finer resolution and examine the role of individual states and national cultures. New and updated content incorporated into the narrative of every chapter. Chapters 8A and 8B (South Asia), for example, now discusses recent developments in the cultural and religious conflict between Pakistan and India, as well as a more detailed discussion of economic growth and effects of globalization in South Asia. New “Voice From the Region” feature, in every chapter. Each essay showcases the local perspective of an individual who resides in the realm. Many new photographs and field notes, taken by co-author Jan Nijman while doing fieldwork. New BBC videos, which can be used as lecture-launchers in class

Study Guide to accompany Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, 12th Edition provides readers with a spatial understanding of the human and physical characteristics of the earth and is by nature an integrative discipline that challenges readers to consider the relationships between natural and human variables. They will learn to think critically about the interdependency of the earth s systems and make informed decisions about a variety of highly relevant environmental, cultural and economic topics such as globalization, global warming, deforestation, economic development and resource use.

This introduction to world regional geography uses fundamental concepts to organize the world around developed and less developed regions, while also providing basic systematic geography. Includes major geographically significant world events through the Spring of 1996.