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Contemporary World Regional Geography

Textbook - Contemporary World Regional Geography ISBN: 0073051500
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Author(s): Michael Bradshaw, Joseph Dymond, George White, Elizabeth Chacko
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Number of Pages: 640

Contemporary World Regional Geography provides a current balanced geographical study of world issues through analysis of ten world regions and the countries in each It integrates the themes of "global connections" and "local voices" and utilizes a consistent structure within each chapter Per reviewer requests each chapter is now organized to begin with environmental issues of the region followed by historical geography global and local issues and economic political cultural and social issues The greatest advantage of the new organization is that students will be able to easily compare one region with another to understand similarities and differences

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Home in Hollywood: The Imaginary Geography of Cinema (Film and Culture)

Textbook - Home in Hollywood: The Imaginary Geography of Cinema (Film and Culture) ISBN: 0231121776
Binding: Paperback
Edition:
Author(s): Elisabeth Bronfen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Number of Pages: 352

Leading us on a journey through familiar twentieth-century American films this engaging and provocative book proposes that Hollywood has created an imaginary cinematic geography filled with people and places we recognize and to which we are irresistibly drawn Each viewing of a film stirs in a very real and charismatic way feelings of home The comfort of returning to films like familiar haunts is at the core of our nostalgic desire Elisabeth Bronfen examines the different ways home is constructed in the development of cinematic narrative offering close readings of crucial scenes in classic films

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Glencoe World Geography, Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Workbook

Textbook - Glencoe World Geography, Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Workbook ISBN: 0078653266
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 8
Author(s): McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Number of Pages: 291

Reading Essentials Student Edition provides concise content of the Student Edition written at a lower grade level making it perfect for struggling readers and ELL students

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Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of World Regional Geography

Textbook - Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of World Regional Geography ISBN: 0495391980
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 2
Author(s): Joseph J. Hobbs
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Number of Pages: 480

Well respected for its "profile" chapter organization and complete and accurate coverage FUNDAMENTALS OF WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY is now available in this concise Advantage Books format at a more affordable price Specifically designed for the one-semester or one-quarter course the text focuses on each region as a whole emphasizing their roles in the world domain while still exploring the critical subregional issues that make up each region's unique identity

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Physical Geography: The Global Environment Text Book & Study Guide

Textbook - Physical Geography: The Global Environment Text Book & Study Guide ISBN: 0195160223
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 3
Author(s): Harm J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller, Richard S. Williams Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number of Pages: 720

Fully revised and presented in fifty-two short easy-to-teach units the third edition of Physical Geography: The Global Environment covers complex topics including long-distance weather linkages biodiversity and global change in a manner easily accessible to first- and second-year undergraduates Set against a backdrop of human interaction with the environment the text offers comprehensive treatments of Earth's five major components: the atmosphere the hydrosphere the lithosphere the cryosphere and the biosphere

FEATURES OF THE THIRD EDITION


Unit Approach: Flexible self-contained units make the material in the text easier for students to understand and instructors to navigate


From the Field Notes: This thought-provoking collection of on-the-scene geographical photographs and writings is taken from the travels of Professor de Blij who was the Geography Editor on ABC's Good Morning America for seven years and subsequently the Geography Analyst for NBC News This compelling feature includes new photographs with expanded captions and accompanying locator maps that pinpoint each picture's global position


Perspectives on the Human Environment: These revised boxed essays in each unit highlight humanity's relationships with the environment


New and Improved Art Program: More than 90 of the photographs 4-color maps illustrations and line art that appear throughout the text are new to this edition


Systems Approach Part Openers: These stunning full-page illustrations graphically display and interrelate each Earth system


Web Resources: Included at the end of each unit these links give students an interactive way to find out more about concepts discussed in the unit

NEW-STUDENT ANCILLARIES


Study Guide-packaged with each copy of the text-includes unit outlines glossaries activities for reinforcement and review tests with answer keys
Hazards Website: provides supplemental information about earthquakes hurricanes floods and other geological meteorological and biological hazards Access it at Natural Hazards http:wwwoup-usaorgnaturalhazards
NEW-INSTRUCTOR ANCILLARIES


Instructor's Manual with Test Bank: contains unit summaries lecture guides lists of additional references and a test bank with approximately 1500 multiple choice short answer and short essay questions


Instructor's CD-ROM: includes a computerized version of the test bank and PowerPointRB slides of all line art and selected photography from the text


Overhead Transparencies: 200 color acetates of selected line art from the text are available upon request

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The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, Study Guide

Textbook - The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, Study Guide ISBN: 013224327X
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 9
Author(s): Robert E. Nunley, Bernard O. Williams
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Number of Pages: 200

Includes a thorough review of each chapter's Key Issues and Concepts Review of Key Terms and references to figures in the text

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ISBN 0131497057 Places and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography 4th 2007

Textbook - ISBN 0131497057 Places and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography 4th 2007 ISBN:
Binding: Hardcover
Edition:
Author(s): Sallie A. Marston (Author) Paul L. Knox (Author)
Publisher: Prentice Hall 2007
Number of Pages:

Book Description By offering access to the latest ideas concepts and theories in human geography accompanied by a strong foundation in the fundamentals this handbook builds knowledge about places and regions as well as a deeper understanding of the interdependence of places and regions in a globalizing world Fosters awareness of current issues from a geographic perspective reflecting developing trends such as the globalization of industry; the upwelling of ethnic regionalisms on the heels of decolonization and new state formation and the emerging trend toward transnational political and economic organizations Covers key issues of human geography such as global security trade in commodities cultural dimensions of globalization youth culture economic aid and outsourcing bio-terrorism and more Offers a rich and diverse cartographic program with hundreds of maps that help reveal the important spatial elements inherent to human geography For those interested in learning more about human geography

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DK Geography of the World

Textbook - DK Geography of the World ISBN: 0789410044
Binding: Hardcover
Edition:
Author(s): N/A
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Number of Pages: 304

Clear country-by-country layout makes this an ideal reference

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Geography Centers, Grades 4-5

Textbook - Geography Centers, Grades 4-5 ISBN: 1557999988
Binding: Paperback
Edition:
Author(s): Sandi Johnson
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Number of Pages: 192

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The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia Of World Geography with Complete World Atlas

Textbook - The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia Of World Geography with Complete World Atlas ISBN: 0794508057
Binding: Paperback
Edition:
Author(s): Gillian Doherty, Anna Claybourne, Susanna Davidson, Craig Asquith
Publisher: Usborne Books
Number of Pages: 400

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