This 119-page supplemental atlas introduces the important connections between geography and world politics through development of five distinct themes: location, place, human/environment interactions, movement, and regions. Forty-seven full-color maps and fifteen comparative tables help students develop a clear picture of world politics. An instructorís resource guide is also available with this atlas.
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1 Introduction: Some Background Basics |
Map 2 Map 5 Map 6 Table E Table G Table L Table N |
World Climate/Regions World Natural Hazards Land Use Patterns of the World World Countries: Basic Economic Indicators World Countries: Demography, 1975-1995 Land Area and Use Water Resources |
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3 Spatial Interaction and Spatial Behavior |
Table A Map 15 Table C |
World Countries: Area, Population, and Population Density, 1995 World Refugee Population Defense Expenditures, Armed Forces, Refugees, and the Arms Trade |
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4 Population: World Patterns, Regional Trends |
Map 2 Map 7 Map 14 Map 15 Map 29 Map 30 Map 31 Map 32 Map 36 Table F Table H |
World Climate/Regions World Population Density Global Distribution of Minority Groups World Refugee Population Population Growth Rates Infant Mortality Rate Average Life Expectancy at Birth Population by Age Group Quality of Life: The Human Development Index World Countries: Size and Growth of Population, 1950-2025 World Countries: Mortality, Health, and Nutrition, 1970-1995 |
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5 Language and Religion: Mosaics of Culture |
Map 8 Map 9 Table B Table I |
World Religions World Languages World Countries: Form of Government, Capital City, and Major Languages World Countries: Education and Literacy, 1970-1993 |
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6 Ethnic Geography: Threads of Diversity |
Map 11 Map 12 Map 13 Map 14 Map 15 |
The Middle East: Territorial Changes, 1918-Present Africa: Colonialism to Independence, 1980-1990 Asia: Colonialism to Independence, 1940-1993 Global Distribution of Minority Groups World Refugee Population |
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7 Folk and Popular Culture: Diversity and Uniformity |
Map 14 Map 21 Map 22 Map 24 |
Global Distribution of Minority Groups Rich and Poor Countries: Gross National Product Gross National Product Per Capita Economic Output Per Sector |
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8 Livelihood and Economy: Primary Activities |
Map 21 Map 22 Map 25 Map 27 Map 28 Map 37 Map 38 Map 40 Map 41 Map 42 Map 43 |
Rich and Poor Countries: Gross National Product Gross National Product Per Capita Employment by Sector Exports of Primary Products Dependence on Trade Production of StaplesóCereals, Roots, Tubers Agricultural Production Per Capita Energy Production Energy Consumption Per Capita Production of Crucial Materials Consumption of Crucial Materials |
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9 Livelihood and Economy: From Blue Collar to Gold Collar |
Map 21 Map 22 Map 25 |
Rich and Poor Countries: Gross National Product Gross National Product Per Capita Employment by Sector |
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10 Patterns of Development and Change |
Map 4 Map 6 Map 23 Map 26 Map 33 Map 35 Map 36 Map 39 Table J Table K |
World Ecological Regions Land Use Patterns of the World Relative Wealth of Nations: Purchasing Power Parity Central Government Expenditures Per Capita Total Labor Force The Gender Gap: Inequalities in Education and Employment Quality of Life: The Human Development Index Global Nutrition World Countries: Agricultural Operations, 1993 World Countries: Energy Production, Consumption, and Requirements |
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11 Urban Systems and Urban Structures |
Map 34 |
Urban Population |
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12 The Political Ordering of Space |
Map 1 Map 10 Map 11 Map 12 Map 13 Map 16 Map 17 Map 18 Map 19 Map 20 Table B Table C Table D |
Current World Political Boundaries Sovereign States: Duration of Independence The Middle East: Territorial Changes, 1918-Present Africa: Colonialism to Independence, 1980-1990 Asia: Colonialism to Independence, 1940-1993 Post-Cold War International Alliances Nations with Nuclear Weapons Military Expenditures as Percent of Gross National Product Size of Armed Forces Political Systems World Countries: Form of Government, Capital City, and Major Languages Defense Expenditures, Armed Forces, Refugees, and the Arms Trade Armed Conflict in the 1990s |
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13 Human Impacts on Natural Systems: Geographic Outlooks on Global Concerns |
Map 5 Map 44 Map 45 Map 46 Map 47 Table M Table O |
World Natural Hazards Deforestation and Desertification Soil Degradation Air and Water Quality Per Capita CO2 Emissions Human-Induced Soil Destruction Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
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