INTRODUCTION

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES 2

CHAPTER 1A EUROPE: DEFINING THE REALM 32

CHAPTER 1B EUROPE: REGIONS OF THE REALM 52

CHAPTER 2A RUSSIA: DEFINING THE REALM 80

CHAPTER 2B RUSSIA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 100

CHAPTER 3A NORTH AMERICA: DEFINING THE REALM 116

CHAPTER 3B NORTH AMERICA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 136

CHAPTER 4A MIDDLE AMERICA: DEFINING THE REALM 150

CHAPTER 4B MIDDLE AMERICA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 166

CHAPTER 5A SOUTH AMERICA: DEFINING THE REALM 186

CHAPTER 5B SOUTH AMERICA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 202

CHAPTER 6A SUBSAHARAN AFRICA: DEFINING THE REALM 228

CHAPTER 6B SUBSAHARAN AFRICA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 248

CHAPTER 7A NORTH AFRICA/SOUTHWEST ASIA: DEFINING THE REALM 272

CHAPTER 7B NORTH AFRICA/SOUTHWEST ASIA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 292

CHAPTER 8A SOUTH ASIA: DEFINING THE REALM 322

CHAPTER 8B SOUTH ASIA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 342

CHAPTER 9A EAST ASIA: DEFINING THE REALM 366

CHAPTER 9B EAST ASIA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 384

CHAPTER 10A SOUTHEAST ASIA: DEFINING THE REALM 404

CHAPTER 10B SOUTHEAST ASIA: REGIONS OF THE REALM 422

CHAPTER 11 THE AUSTRAL REALM 442

CHAPTER 12 PACIFIC REALM AND POLAR FUTURES 460

APPENDIX A METRIC STANDARD INTERNATIONAL (SI) AND CUSTOMARY UNITS AND THEIR CONVERSIONS A–1

APPENDIX B AREA AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR THE WORLD S STATES B–1

ADDITIONAL APPENDICES AND OTHER MATERIAL AVAILABLE ONLINE: Using the Maps www.wiley.com/college/deblij

Opportunities in Geography www.wiley.com/college/deblij

Pronunciation Guide www.wiley.com/college/deblij

Concept Caching Website www.wiley.com/college/deblij

References and Further Readings www.wiley.com/college/deblij

GLOSSARY GL–1

INDEX I–1