{"product_id":"the-world-today-isbn-9781119577676","title":"The World Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 8th edition of this market-leading title, \u003cb\u003eThe World Today\u003c\/b\u003e continues to break new ground in the interpretation and teaching of world regional geography. The text explains the contemporary world’s geographic realms in terms of their natural environments and human dimensions in a clear and concise fashion. The authors look at the ways people have organized their living space, adapted to changing social as well as environmental circumstances, and continue to confront forces largely beyond their control, ranging from globalization to climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers an approach to Geography that meshes theoretical concepts with regional realities. The evolving regional content of the chapters in the 8th edition of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e reflects the dynamic nature of the world’s geography; the changing and growing number of concepts mirror the progress of the discipline; and the ongoing introduction of new digital features reflects the instructional possibilities of new technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: World Regional Geography 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA World on Maps 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Geospatial Data: Understanding Our World 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeography's Perspective 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Geographic Realms 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions Within Realms 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Physical Setting 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change: The Anthropocene 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealms of Population 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealms of Culture 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA World of States 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographies of Development 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: The Geography of CO\u003csub\u003e2 \u003c\/sub\u003eEmissions 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional and Thematic Geographies 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Global Migration Flows 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The North American Realm 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining The Realm 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Clusters 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth America's Physiography 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in North America 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative Americans and European Settlement 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Federal Map of North America 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Distribution of Natural Resources 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization and the Spatial Economy 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Information Economy and City Regions 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographies of Inequality 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: GPS, Sensors, and Self-Driving Cars 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Geography and Elections in the United States 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Making of a Multicultural Realm 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Race and Housing Values in Los Angeles 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegionalism and Ethnicity in the United States 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of North America 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Northeast (1) 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion North Atlantic Coast (2) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion French Canada (3) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southeast (4) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southwest (5) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The West Coast (6) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Rocky Mountains Region (7) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Midwest (8) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Northern Frontier (9) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Middle American Realm 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Realm's Northern Boundary 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography of Middle America 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geography 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical and Economic Fragmentation 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Connectivity and Economic Development in Middle America 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Middle America 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mexico 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Central American Republics 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: The Shipping Container 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Remittances Between the United States and Middle America 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Caribbean Basin 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Greater Antilles 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Lesser Antilles 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The South American Realm 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStates Ancient and Modern 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geographies 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Geography 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Remote Sensing and Deforestation 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization and Its Regional Expressions 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe United States and China in South America 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Income Inequality in South American States and Cities 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of South America 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Caribbean North 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Andean West 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change on Bolivia's \u003ci\u003eAltiplano\u003c\/i\u003e 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southern Cone 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Wine Growing Regions of the World 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Brazil: Giant of South America 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The European Realm 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Europe 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: What is GIS? 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Historical Geography 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Unification 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of Unification 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent Challenges of Integration 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Geopolitics 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Demography is Destiny? 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMigration, Multicultural Challenges, and Prospects of Integration 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Europe 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Western Europe 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Northern Europe 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mediterranean Europe 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Eastern Europe 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Ukraine: A Linguistic and Economic Transition Zone 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope's Future Prospects 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Russian\/Central Asian Realm 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography of Russia\/Central Asia 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Russia 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Russia's Nuclear Icebreakers in the Arctic Ocean 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRussia's Czarist Roots 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Soviet Experiment (1922–1991) 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Soviet Russia and the Near Abroad 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Russia and Central Asia 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Russia 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Population Change Across Russia 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Russian Core 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Southern Siberia 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Northern Siberia 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Russian Far East 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Transcaucasia 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Ethnic Geographies of Southern Russia and Transcaucasia 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Central Asia 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The North African\/Southwest Asian Realm 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Hearths of Cultures 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage for Islam 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Geography 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Global Water Needs and Desalination 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePervasive Political Geographies 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Development and Democracy 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Religion 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Refugee Problem 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of North Africa\/Southwest Asia 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Middle East 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Arabian Peninsula 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Empire States 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Maghreb and Its Neighbors 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The African Transition Zone 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Subsaharan African Realm 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica's Physiography 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica's Historical Geography 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Ethnic Groups of Subsaharan Africa 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman–Environment Relations 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation and Health 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geographies 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization and Africa's Dual Economies 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica Rising? 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: China's Exports to Subsaharan Africa 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Subsaharan Africa 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion West Africa 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion East Africa 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Equatorial Africa 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Mobile Money in Subsaharan Africa 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Southern Africa 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Subsaharan Africa 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The South Asian Realm 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth Asia's Physiography 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirthplace of Civilizations and Religions 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeign Invaders 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geopolitics of Modern South Asia 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Drones of War 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Comparing the Megacities of Dhaka and Los Angeles 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth Asia's Population Geography 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in South Asia 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Female\/Male Sex Ratios across India 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of South Asia 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The West: Afghanistan's Transition Zone 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The West: Pakistan 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion India: Giant of the Realm 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Bangladesh 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Northern Mountain States 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Southern Islands 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The East Asian Realm 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironment and Population 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeoples of the East Asian Realm 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in China 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Asia's Economic Transformation 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Asia's Population Dynamics 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitics in East Asia Today 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Where Can North Korea's Missiles Reach? 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of East Asia 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe People's Republic of China (PRC) 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: High-Speed Rail in China 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Urbanization and Economic Growth in China 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion China's Coastal Core 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Population Change in the Pearl River Delta 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion China's Interior 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion China's Western Periphery 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mongolia 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion The Korean Peninsula 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Japan 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Taiwan 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Southeast Asian Realm 395\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Geography 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Geography 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Geographies 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Geography of Southeast Asia 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Trade Patterns in Southeast Asia 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitics in Southeast Asia 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: Maritime Claims in the South China Sea 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Southeast Asia 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Mainland Southeast Asia 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: Making the Invisible Visible—LiDAR at Cambodia's Angkor Wat 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Myanmar 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Insular Southeast Asia 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Austral Realm 433\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Realm 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysiography of the Austral Realm 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Realm's Asian Turn 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of The Austral Realm 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Australia 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in Australia 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: The Aboriginal Population Distribution 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Zealand 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 The Pacific Realm and Polar Regions 451\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining The Pacific Realm 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonization and Independence in the Pacific Realm 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Geography: The Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of The Pacific Realm 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Melanesia 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Micronesia 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegion Polynesia 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change in the Pacific 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Polar Regions 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartitioning the Antarctic 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitics and Global Climate Change in the Arctic Basin 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographic Information Analysis: The Shrinking North Polar Icecap 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Metric (Standard International [SI]) and Customary Units and Their Conversions A-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary G-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex I-1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990376038629,"sku":"NP9781119577676","price":111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119577676.jpg?v=1761787575","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-world-today-isbn-9781119577676","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}