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Geography of North America, The: Environment, Political Economy, and Culture
Susan W. Hardwick, University of Oregon
Fred M. Shelley, University of Oklahoma
Donald G. Holtgrieve, University of Oregon

ISBN-10: 0130097276
ISBN-13:  9780130097279

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2008
Format:  Cloth; 408 pp
Published:  08/06/2007
Status: Instock


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For undergraduate courses in regional geography of the United States and Canada, History of North America, or general education social science or multicultural intro-level courses.

 

This text presents a new and exciting way to teach about the U.S., Canada, and Greenland. While the material is grounded in and structured around traditional concepts and themes, the authors use engaging examples to illustrate key concepts – including popular culture, sports, music, and travel. Their unique approach gives students an accessible understanding of various regions of the continent (and Hawai'i and Greenland). It's also a "must read" for any student planning a road trip!


Features

• Environmental focus – Helps students understand the physical geography and environmental constraints and opportunities that underlie human settlement in comparative regions of North America.

 

• Sense of place – Focuses on the richness and fascination of North American cultures, peoples, and places throughout with discussions of topics such as pop culture, music, sports, and other topics of interest to help define and explain each region.

 

• Cutting-edge political economy theme:

–       The first text of its kind to focus on political economy as a primary theme.

–       Underpins the topics discussed in each chapter with a deepened approach to teaching regional geography.

 

• Thematic structure of regional chapters – Consistent framework of each chapter is presented as:

-    Chapter Preview

-    Environmental Setting

-    Historical Setting

-    Political Economy

-    Culture, People and Places

-    The Future of the Region

 

• Graphic Presentation:

–       Features more than 200 full-color maps and photographs of places in each region to engage student interest. 

–       Features standardized maps for all regional chapters.

–       Each regional chapter contains a series of maps that cover the primary themes discussed in the chapter narrative.

 

• Annotated Bibliography in each chapter – Includes a list of useful published books, articles, and Web sites for optional student or instructor expansion of the topics covered in the chapter.


Table of Contents

 1. Introduction

 2. North America’s Environmental Setting

 3. Historical Settlement of North America

 4. North American Political Economy

 5. The Atlantic Periphery

 6. Quebec

 7. Megalopolis  

 8. The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

 9. The Inland South

10. The Coastal South

11. The Great Plains

12. The Rocky Mountains

13. Intermontane West

14. MexAmerica

15. California

16. The Pacific Northwest

17. Hawai’i and the Pacific Islands

18. The Far North

19. The Future of North America



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