ISBN: 1931397589 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1ST Author(s): Sharon Jeffus, Jamie Aramini Publisher: Geography Matters Number of Pages:
Geography Through Art Intenational Art Projects for Kids
Completely Revised and Updated
Use this book as an exciting way to supplement any study of geography history or social studies
"Geography Through Art" is sure to make a lasting addition to your home or school library You'll find yourself reaching for this indispensable guide again and again to delight and engage students in leanring about geography through the culture and art of peoples around the world
Geography Study Guide for IB Diploma (Ib Study Guides)
ISBN: 0199152411 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Garrett Nagle, Briony Cooke Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 176
This Study Guide supports the new syllabus for 2009 and includes all options Written by two Senior IB examiners it contains all the information required for the course presented in a concise accessible format The book exactly matches the structure of the new course and includes material for both Standard and Higher level The entirely new topic globalization global interactions is given extra emphasis Questions and full mark schemes are provided along with advice on internal and external assessment The Study Guide may be used by teachers or to support the students' learning outside the classroom
ISBN: 0130605697 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2 Author(s): Robert Potter, Tony Binns, Jennifer Elliott, David W. Smith Publisher: Prentice Hall Number of Pages: 528
Geographies of Development is an established innovative and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Development Geography Development Studies and related fields A pioneer of the holistic approach it encourages critical engagement by integrating key topics throughout the text such as development ideology globalisation modernity gender ethnicity tourism resources development aid land degradation and environmental sustainability It argues lucidly convincingly and informatively that ideas concerning development have been many and varied and have been highly contested varying from time to time and from place to place This new edition remains an innovative and comprehensive approach to the subject The authors have considerable teaching experience in this area and collectively bring first-hand research expertise from: North West and southern Africa; Asia and the Pacific and the CaribbeanSouth America
ISBN: 0801485134 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Benjamin J. Cohen Publisher: Cornell University Press Number of Pages: 248
The traditional assumption holds that the territory of money coincides precisely with the political frontiers of each nation state: France has the franc the United Kingdom has the pound the United States has the dollar But the disparity between that simple mental landscape and the actual organization of currency spaces has grown in recent years as territorial boundaries of individual states limit currency circulation less and less Many currencies are used outside their "home" country for transactions either between nations or within foreign states In this book Benjamin J Cohen asks what this new geography of money reveals about financial and political power Cohen shows how recent changes in the geography of money challenge state sovereignty He examines the role of money and the scope of cross-border currency competition in today's world Drawing on new work in geography and network theory to explain the new spatial organization of monetary relations Cohen suggests that international relations political as well as economic are being dramatically reshaped by the increasing interpenetration of national monetary spaces This process he explains generates tensions and insecurities as well as opportunities for cooperation
Is Geography Destiny?: Lessons from Latin America (Latin American Development Forum)
ISBN: 0804749272 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): N/A Publisher: Stanford Social Sciences Number of Pages: 188
Geographic interpretations of development recently have become the subject of much renewed interest and debate within scholarly and public policy circles Focusing on Latin America this book examines how physical and human geography has influenced the regions potential for economic and social development
The book assesses how geography affects differences in development between countries and more specifically between Latin America and other regions of the world The effects of geography on regional development are examined through four channels: the productivity of land health conditions frequency and intensity of natural disasters and access to markets The book then explores how geography has influenced development within countries through case studies of Bolivia Brazil Colombia Mexico and Perucountries significant for their geographical diversity as well as their wide socioeconomic disparities These case studies illustrate numerous exceptions to international patterns and prove that while geography matters it need not determine a country's destiny
Using the knowledge gained from these two perspectives the book concludes with recommendations for policies that can help countries overcome the limitations imposed by geography and thereby enhance their potential for economic and social development
ISBN: 1554077818 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Caroline Laffon, Martine Laffon Publisher: Firefly Books Number of Pages: 188
An illustrated history of explorers' maps and the questions they answer More than the detailed representation of the geographical areas that their makers explored maps reveal their makers' worldview as well as the myths beliefs and legends of their times By patiently creating maps globes charts and atlases humans have sought to understand the universe and our place in it Mapping the World explores many rare and fascinating mapping artifacts beginning with the first crude drawings and progressing to the stunning satellite views of today Many of these examples will be unfamiliar even to serious cartographers and collectors Thirty essays answer the questions map-makers have asked and reveal the roles their maps played in finding those answers Color reproductions of beautiful maps and charts include:
A Chinese map dated to 1229 that shows the city's bridges pagodas and gardens
A French 15th-century interpretation of the four corners of the Earth
A painted silk map of the universe dating from the 1830s
A modern "inverse" world map from Australia's perspective
The cosmos as imagined in 1750
With 87 maps in all Mapping the World will fascinate general readers map collectors geographers cartographers and historians
ISBN: 0516272977 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Allan Fowler Publisher: Children's Press(CT) Number of Pages: 32
The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe With this series all about geography emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities nations waterways and habitats around the worldand right in their own backyards
