Test Bank World Regional Geography A Short Introduction 1st Edition by John Rennie Short

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Test Bank World Regional Geography A Short Introduction 1st Edition by John Rennie Short

World Regional Geography: A Short Introduction is a compact, focused, and affordable book that provides foundational materials with an emphasis on contemporary issues. The crisp text introduces students to the character of world regional geography–the distinctiveness of different parts of the world–but also the linkages and connections.

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190206705
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190206703

John Rennie Short (Author)

Table Of Contents
Preface
The Need for a New World Regional Geography
Structure of the Book
Hopes for the Book
Acknowledgments
Quick Reference Material
PART 1: Setting the Scene
1 A World of Difference
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Maps We Use
The Terms We Employ
The Data We Analyze
Rich and Poor
The Regional Divisions We Create
The Narratives We Invoke
Fixity and Flow
Conclusions by Way of Warnings
Focus: The World as Space-Time: The Geography of World Time Zones
Select Bibliography
Learning Outcomes
2 A Global Context
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Environmental Challenges
The Weight of Population
Sustainable Development
Global Climate Change
Shaky Ground
Globalization and Its Discontents
A Globalizing World
And Its Discontents
The Geography of Globalization
Economic Transformations
Global Shift
Decline in Poverty
Growing Inequality
Demographic Shifts
The Demographic Transition
The Youth Bulge
The Demographic Dividend
The Geography of Aging
Cultural Differences
The Empowerment of Women
Sources of Difference
Urban Trends
Urban Growth
Urban Decline
Cities and Climate Change
Geopolitics
From Bipolar to Multipolar
Conflict and Cooperation
Non-State Actors and Fragile States
Sources of Hope
Select Websites
Learning Outcomes
PART 2: Regions of the World
3 Central America and the Caribbean
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Environmental Context
Restless Geology, Social Instability
Living in a Hurricane Zone
Historical Geographies
Wind and Weather Patterns Impact Trade and Colonization
The Lure of the Tropics
The Impact of the Columbian Encounter
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
EUROPEAN CONTROL
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS
DEMOGRAPHIC HOLOCAUST
Sugar, Slaves, and the Atlantic Economy
Economic Transformations
From Colonial to Postcolonial Economies
The Emergence of Manufacturing
Tourism
Toward a More Service-Based Economy
Social Geographies
Demographics
A Melting Pot
THE LANGUAGES OF ARUBA
GARIFUNA
Religion
Rural Focus
Land Grabs
Urban Trends
Informal Urbanism
Urban Primacy
City Focus: Mexico City
Geopolitics
Colonial Legacy
The Role of the United States
Boundary Disputes
Connections
The Panama Canal
Migration and Remittances
Subregions
Mexico: The Giant of Central America
Central American Republics
TROUBLED NATIONS
A NEW CANAL
STABLE NATIONS
Island Nations of the Caribbean
CUBA
THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI
THE LESSER ANTILLES
Focus: Cocaine Capitalism, the Narco Economy, and the Narco State
Focus: The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Select Bibliography
Learning Outcomes
4 South America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Environmental Context
The Backbone of the Andes
Amazonia
El Niño and La Niña
Historical Geographies
The Pre-Columbian World
The Columbian Encounter
Economic Transformations
Neoliberalism
Poverty Reduction
Social Geographies
Population Differences
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
BLACKS
WHITES
FLUID CATEGORIES
Religion
The Demographic Dividend
Rural Focus
Extending the Agricultural Frontier into the Amazon
Urban Trends
An Urbanized Realm
Unequal Cities
Urban Primacy
City Focus: Rio-São Paulo, South America’s Megacity
Geopolitics
Imperial Legacies
Emerging Nationalism and Pan-Nationalisms
International Tensions
THE FALKLAND ISLANDS/ISLAS MALVINAS
Intranational Conflicts
Connections
Commodity Booms and Busts
Subregions
Gran Colombia: Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela
The Andean Arc: Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
The Land of the Pampas: Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay
The South American Giant: Brazil
Fragments of Empires: Guyana, Suriname, and Guiana
Focus: The Galápagos
Select Bibliography
Learning Outcomes
5 Europe
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Environmental Context
Seismic Activity
Physical Landscapes
The European Anthropocene
POLDERS
The Cardinal Geography of Europe
Historical Geographies
The North-South Divide
The West-East Divide
Economic Transformations
Intensification of Agriculture
Industrialization and Deindustrialization
BROWNFIELDS
The Postindustrial Economy
Female Participation
A Welfare State
Social Geographies
The Graying of Europe
Immigration
Schengen Agreement under Pressure
Rural Focus
The Common Agricultural Policy
Urban Trends
The Merchant City
CITY FOCUS: AMSTERDAM
The Industrial City
Capital Cities
The Postsocialist City
CITY FOCUS: WARSAW
Eurometro
Geopolitics
European Union
Many Europes
Nations and States
Connections
The Globalization of Europe
Subregions
The Core
The Inner Rings
NORDIC DEMOCRACIES
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND
THE SOUTHERN ZONE
The Outer Rings
The Edges of Europe
UKRAINE
ICELAND
CYPRUS
In Europe but Not of Europe
Focus: The Regional Geography of Soccer in Spain
Focus: Brexit
Select Bibliography
Learning Outcomes
6 Russia and Its Neighbors
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Environmental Context
A Sprawling Land Mass
Four Ecological Zones
The Warming Arctic
Historical Geographies
Russian Expansion
The Soviet Empire
Economic Transformations: From Planned to Market Economies
The Primary Sector
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Pollution
THE TRAGEDY OF THE ARAL SEA
Producer Services
Eurasian Economic Union
Rural Focus
The Fergana Valley
Social Geographies
Population Movements
A Multiethnic Russia
Ethnic and Language Groups in Central Asia
Ethnic and Language Groups in the Caucasus
Religious Revivals
Urban Trends
Long-Established Cities
Soviet Urbanization
Post-Soviet Urbanization
Pollution
City Focus: St. Petersburg: What’s in a Name?
Geopolitics
A New Political Geography
Geopolitical Relations on the Western Edge
Tensions in the Caucasus
New States Emerge in Central Asia
The Far East
Connections
Pipelineistan
Subregions
Russia
The Caucasus
The Central Asian Republics
Mongolia
Focus: Exclaves in the Post-Soviet World
Select Bibliography
Learning Outcomes
7 East Asia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Environmental Context
Three River Basins: Hearths of Civilization
Climate and Weather
Seismic Activity
Soil Erosion
Historical Geographies
The Long Fall and Recent Rise of China
The Legacy of Imperial Japan
Economic Transformations
Rapid Industrialization
Environmental Pollution
Agriculture in China
Agriculture in Japan and South Korea
Social Geographies
Ethnic Homogeneity
Ethnic Groups in China
Demographic Trends
CHINA
JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
Belief Systems
Rural Focus
The Hukou System
Urban Trends
Rapid Urbanization
The Problem of Land Supply
City Focus: Tokyo
Geopolitics
Bordering China
South and North Korea: A Frozen Conflict
Conflict in the East China Sea
Conflict in the South China Sea
Connections
The Silk Road: Old and New
Subregions
China: A Spectacular Rise
ECONOMIC REFORMS
A SHRINKING CHINA
PROBLEMS OF RAPID GROWTH
GLOBAL TRADER
HONG KONG
MACAU
Taiwan: Economic Power, Uncertain Politics
Korea: Divergent Paths
SOUTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA
Japan: Rising Economic Power, Declining Demographics
Focus: Okinawa and the Typhoon of Steel
Select Bibliography
Learning Outcomes
8 South East Asia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Environmental Context
Seismic Activity
Monsoons and Typhoons
Climate Change and Flooding
Deforestation
Historical Geographies
Early Empires
ANGKOR
The Colonial Experience
Economic Transformations
Agriculture
GREEN REVOLUTION
Manufacturing and Services
Producer Services and Global Cities
Social Geographies
Religion
Ethnicity and Nationality
Gender
Demographic Trends
Rural Focus
Bali
Urban Trends
Urban Primacy
Urban Environments
Informal Cities
City Focus: Bangkok
Geopolitics
Postcolonial Reshufflings
Divergent States
International Conflicts
Boundary Disputes
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