Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (June 18, 2019) © 2020

  • Marie Price George Washington University
  • Martin Lewis Stanford University
  • William Wyckoff Montana State University
  • Lester Rowntree University of California, Berkeley

Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World

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Title overview

Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World incorporates a contemporary, thematic approach to introduce you to the latest ideas and concepts in world regional geography. Core materials will help you develop a foundation in the fundamentals of world regions and a strong sense of place for understanding the connections within and between world regions.

The 6th Edition shows how geographic tools improve the human condition when facing timely challenges such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, crisis and humanitarian mapping, and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Table of contents

  1. Geography of a Changing World
  2. Physical Geography and the Environment
  3. North America
  4. Latin America
  5. The Caribbean
  6. Sub-Saharan Africa
  7. Southwest Asia and North Africa
  8. Europe
  9. Eurasia
  10. Central Asia
  11. East Asia
  12. South Asia
  13. Southeast Asia Oceania

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