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Extensively praised, Regional Landscapes of the US and Canada, 8th Edition is known for providing general readers with an excellent introduction to major geographic concepts and fundamental themes. The new eighth edition builds on this proven success, presenting updated and revised material. Anyone interested in the geography of Canada and the US will find this a valuable, accessible resource.

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1 REGIONS AND THEMES 1 CHAPTER 2 GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 19 ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS CASE STUDY: Water Need: A Matter of Natural Supply and Artificial Demand 42 CHAPTER 3 FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY 45 PERCEPTION CASE STUDY: Manifest Destiny 62 CHAPTER 4 MEGALOPOLIS 65 URBAN FRINGE CASE STUDY: Queen Anne’s County, Maryland 88 CHAPTER 5 THE NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CORE 91 CHAPTER 6 CANADA’S NATIONAL CORE 113 CHAPTER 7 THE BYPASSED EAST 131 CHAPTER 8 APPALACHIA AND THE OZARKS 147 CHAPTER 9 THE CHANGING SOUTH 167 OLD SOUTH AGRICULTURAL CASE STUDY: The Yazoo-Mississippi Delta 188 CHAPTER 10 THE SOUTHERN COASTLANDS: ON THE SUBTROPICAL MARGIN 191 CULTURAL-ECONOMIC CASE STUDY: Latin America in Florida 206 CHAPTER 11 THE AGRICULTURAL CORE 209 A VILLAGE CASE STUDY: Clarksville, Iowa 227 CHAPTER 12 THE GREAT PLAINS AND PRAIRIES 231 CHAPTER 13 THE EMPTY INTERIOR 255 NATURAL HAZARDS CASE STUDY: The Yellowstone Fires 276 SETTLEMENT CASE STUDY: Moab, Utah 277 CHAPTER 14 THE SOUTHWEST BORDER AREA: TRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 281 URBAN CASE STUDY: San Antonio, the Mexican-American Cultural Capital 294 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY CASE STUDY: The Hopi Reservation 295 CHAPTER 15 CALIFORNIA 299 PHYSICAL CASE STUDY: Plate Tectonics and the Ring of Fire 323 POLITICAL CASE STUDY: Dreaming of a Divided California 324 CHAPTER 16 THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST 327 A DISTINCTIVE PLACE CASE STUDY: Portland Is Different 345 CHAPTER 17 THE NORTHLANDS 347 CHAPTER 18 HAWAII 365 GLOSSARY 379 INDEX 385


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118790342
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 249 mm
  • No of Pages: 416
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 198 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1118790340
  • Publisher Date: 19 Sep 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 680 gr


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