Regional landscapes of the United States and Canada
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Regional landscapes of the United States and Canada
John Wiley, c2009
7th ed
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This bestselling book has been praised for providing general readers with an excellent introduction to major geographic concepts and fundamental themes. The new seventh edition builds on this success, presenting updated and revised material. It includes information from the 2002 agricultural census and the 2005 mid-point US population census. Readers will also find updated coverage of the Southern Coastlands and Hurricane Katrina as well as new details on the Northlands and the impact of global warming. Anyone interested in the geography of Canada and the US will find this a valuable resource.
Table of Contents
1. Regions and Themes. 2. Geographic Patterns of the Physical Environment. 3. Foundations of Human Activity. 4. Megalopolis. 5. North America's Manufacturing Core. 6. Canada's National Core. 7. The Bypassed East. 8. Appalachia and the Ozarks. 9. The Changing South. 10. The Southern Coastlands: On the Subtropical Margin. 11. The Agricultural Core. 12. The Great Plains and Prairies. 13. The Empty Interior. 14. The Southwest Border Area: Tricultural Development. 15. California. 16. The North Pacific Coast. 17. The Northlands. 18. Hawaii.
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