
World Regional Geography + SaplingPlus Pack
W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 29. June 2020
Book
Mixed media product
978-1-319-34154-1 (ISBN)
Description
Pulsipher's World Regional Geography shows the rich diversity of human life and demystifies global issues by representing the daily lives of men, women, and children in the various regions of our globe. The eighth edition continues to make these global issues accessible to students through a thematic framework, new learning outcomes and new end of chapter support for students.
This text comes with homework help SaplingPlus, an online solution that combines an e-book of the text, Pulsipher's powerful multimedia resources, and the robust problem bank of Sapling Learning. Every problem entered by a student will be answered with targeted feedback, allowing your students to learn with every question they answer.
This text comes with homework help SaplingPlus, an online solution that combines an e-book of the text, Pulsipher's powerful multimedia resources, and the robust problem bank of Sapling Learning. Every problem entered by a student will be answered with targeted feedback, allowing your students to learn with every question they answer.
More details
Edition
1st ed. 2020
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Approx. 625 p. Book + Access Card. 2 volume-set.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-319-34154-1 (9781319341541)
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Persons
Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher is a cultural-historical geographer who studies the landscapes and lifeways of ordinary people through the lenses of archaeology, geography, and ethnography. She has contributed to several geography-related exhibits at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
Alex A. Pulsipher is an independent scholar in Knoxville, Tennessee, who has conducted research on vulnerability to climate change, sustainable communities, and the diffusion of green technologies in the United States. In the early 1990s, Alex spent time in South Asia working for a sustainable development research center. He then completed a B.A. at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, writing his undergraduate thesis on the history of Hindu nationalism. Beginning in 1995, Alex contributed to the research and writing of the first edition of World Regional Geography with Lydia Pulsipher.
Ola Johansson is a cultural and urban geographer with a particular interest in music. As a cultural geographer, hehas studied local music scenes and venues, touring patterns, national identity and cultural hybridity in music. Ola is also co-author of the book Sound, Society, and the Geography of Popular Music. A new book on the Swedish music industry is forthcoming. As an urban geographer, he is interested in urban policy and governance, the formation ofentertainment districts, and place branding.
Alex A. Pulsipher is an independent scholar in Knoxville, Tennessee, who has conducted research on vulnerability to climate change, sustainable communities, and the diffusion of green technologies in the United States. In the early 1990s, Alex spent time in South Asia working for a sustainable development research center. He then completed a B.A. at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, writing his undergraduate thesis on the history of Hindu nationalism. Beginning in 1995, Alex contributed to the research and writing of the first edition of World Regional Geography with Lydia Pulsipher.
Ola Johansson is a cultural and urban geographer with a particular interest in music. As a cultural geographer, hehas studied local music scenes and venues, touring patterns, national identity and cultural hybridity in music. Ola is also co-author of the book Sound, Society, and the Geography of Popular Music. A new book on the Swedish music industry is forthcoming. As an urban geographer, he is interested in urban policy and governance, the formation ofentertainment districts, and place branding.
Content
1 Geography: An Exploration of Connections.- 2 North America.- 3 Middle and South America.- 4 Europe.- 5 Russia and the Post-Soviet States.- 6 North Africa and Southwest Asia.- 7 Sub-Saharan Africa.- 8 South Asia.- 9 East Asia.- 10 Southeast Asia.- 11 Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific.- Epilogue 1 Polar Regions.- Epilogue 2 Space.