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Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development, 3/E
Lester Rowntree, San Jose State University
Martin Lewis, Stanford University
Marie Price, George Washington University
William Wyckoff, Montana State University

ISBN-10: 0131330462
ISBN-13: 9780131330467

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Cloth; 688 pp
Published: 02/23/2005

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For undergraduate World Regional Geography courses, or for a courses on globalization or cultural diversity.

Diversity Amid Globalization explicitly acknowledges the geographic changes in today’s world by emphasizing both the homogenizing and diversifying forces inherent to the globalization process. This approach allows the authors to emphasize the interconnections that bind people and places together. The globalization approach challenges students to make critical comparisons between the regions of the

world in order to understand them more fully. Examples of the sorts of topics used to accomplish these goals include:

The rise of Islamic fundamentalism in SW Asia.
Aboriginal groups using high-technology tools to forge common political survival strategies.
The economic and political integration of the European Union, contrasted with micronationalism and the factionalism in Europe.
Ethnic diversification in the face of strong participation in the global assembly line in SE Asia.
The globalization and localization of beer consumption and production in the United States and Canada.

Thematic Structure of Regional Chapters

While the over-arching chapter structure of the book is regional and organized around the generally accepted major world regions, the structure within each chapter is thematic. Rather than organizing individual chapters with descriptions of individual countries each regional chapter is organized into five thematic sections:
Environmental Geography.
Population and Settlement.
Cultural Coherence and Diversity.
Geopolitical Framework.
Economic and Social Development.
Fosters a more structured and penetrating treatment of geographic themes and concepts, and facilitates comparisons of specific topics between regions.

Standardized Maps for All Regional Chapters

Each regional chapter contains approximately 15 maps. Of these, no less than seven are organized around the same theme and designed to convey comparable material for each region. Each region includes the following maps:
A chapter-opening map with countries and place names.
A physical map, showing landforms hydrology, and tectonic boundaries.
A climate map, with climograph call-outs giving temperature and precipitation data for specific cities.
A “transformation of the Earth” map with call-outs to environmental issues and solutions within the region.
A population map for the region.
A map of regional languages.
A geopolitical map with call-outs to current issues and tensions.
This system allows student to compare and contrast concepts and data both within and between regions. Additionally, this system reinforces the book's emphasis on the global effect on local issues.

Comparable Data Tables for All Regional Chapters

Diversity Amid Globalization presents standardized tables in each regional chapter. Each chapter presents the following tables:
Economic Indicators.
Population Indicators.
Social Development Indicators.
Students can readily study one region in considerable detail and compare distributions and statistics between regions.

Companion Website

Online Study Guide to Accompany Diversity Amid Globalization www.prenhall.com/rowntree. This online study guide provides an assortment of material to help students test themselves and explore geography on the Internet. Some items included on the Companion Website are:
Objectives.
Multiple Choice.
Vocabulary.
Thinking Geographically.
Web Essays.
Exploring the Region.
Destinations.
Country by Country Profiles.

Instructor Resource Center on CD-ROM (0-13-192208-4) Everything instructors need allin one place. The Prentice Hall Instructor Resource Center makes helps make instructors more effective by saving them time and effort. All digital resources can be found in one, well-organized, easy-to-access place. The IRC on CD includes:

Photographs — New to this edition every single photograph from the text included on the IRC.
Maps and Figures — JPEGs of every single map and figure from the text.
PowerPointTM— Pre-authored slides outline the concepts of each chapter with embedded art and can be used as is for lecture, or customized to fit instructors’ lecture presentation needs.
TestGen — The TestGen software, questions, and answers.

Expanded Treatment of Globalization. Globalization has become increasingly important during the short history of this book. As a result, globalization is more central to the study of world regional geography now than it has ever been before. Thus we have once again expanded our initial discussion in Chapter 1 to present varying perspectives and viewpoints on globalization. Each regional chapter also has new information on globalization and its many-faceted implications.
Increased Emphasis on Local People and Places. A major focus of the third edition has been to increase the book’s emphasis on local people and places. We weave this increased emphasis throughout the presentation in both the text and the supplemental materials. We highlight this new emphasis in four ways:

1: Prentice Hall World Regional Video Program. Every copy of Diversity Amid Globalization comes packaged with a DVD that features 15 video segments about the region at hand. These segments, specifically keyed to each chapter in the text provide a glimpse into local lives and local issues. Video segments are brief for easy classroom presentation.

2: Increased Attention on Subregions. The third edition of Diversity Amid Globalization features 30 new maps at the subregional scale that highlight important issues of local importance.

3: New “Global to Local” sidebars featured in each chapter. This new series of sidebars illustrates how global trends affect local areas and local people. The sidebars emphasize the fact that people respond to the same global forces very differently, and the variation in responses causes global forces to manifest themselves differently in different places.

4: New “Cityscapes” Sidebars. Each chapter now contains one “Cityscapes” sidebar. This new series of sidebars combine text, map, and photos to convey the sense of place for a city within each region.

Current Data and Information. Of course, all text, tables, and maps have been updated with the most current information.
New Sidebar Program. Sidebars. Within each chapter, a standard set of sidebars complement text material. These sidebars have varying goals.

1: “Setting the Boundaries” sidebars give a good overview of the region; discuss its role in the world today, often raising questions about its geographic coherence by accentuating its diversity; and looks at the vexatious issue of regional boundaries.

2: “Cityscapes” sidebars combine text, maps, and photos to convey a sense of place for a city within each regional chapter.

3: “Local Voices” sidebars allow us to step aside and let local peoples—through song, literature, or the Internet—talk about their region.

4: “Global to Local” sidebars highlight how global trends affect local areas and local people. The sidebars foreground the fact that people often respond to homogenizing global forces very differently, and this variation in responses gives unique character to local people and places.

5: “Geography in the Making” sidebars highlight late-breaking newsworthy content of geographic importance in each region.

6: “Geographic Tools” sidebars discuss the various tools–such as GIS, aerial photography, field surveys, repeat photography, and interviewing–geographers use to understand the world. These materials include case studies to illustrate how these tools are used in various regions.

Brief Contents

1 Diversity Amid Globalization

2 The Changing Global Environment

3 North America

4 Latin America

5 The Caribbean

6 Sub-Saharan Africa

7 Southwest Asia and North Africa

8 Europe

9 The Russian Domain

1 Central Asia

11 East Asia

12 South Asia

13 Southeast Asia

14 Australia and Oceania

Contents

Preface

About the Authors

Text Features/Pedagogy

Teaching/Learning Package

1 Diversity Amid Globalization

Diversity Amid Globalization: A Geography for the Twenty-first Century

Converging Currents of Globalization

Advocates and Critics of Globalization

Diversity in a Globalizing World

Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes

Human—Environment Interaction

Areal Differentiation and Integration

Regions

Space into Place: The Cultural Landscape

Scales: Global to Local

Themes and Issues in World Regional Geography

Population and Settlement: People on the Land

Population Growth and Change

The Demographic Transition

Migration Patterns

Settlement Geography

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: The Geography of Tradition and Change

Culture in a Globalizing World

When Cultures Collide

Language and Culture in Global Context

A Geography of World Religions

Geopolitical Framework: Fragmentation and Unity

Global Terrorism

Nation-states

Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces

Boundaries and Frontiers

Colonialism and Decolonialization

International and Supranational Organizations

Economic and Social Development: The Geography of Wealth and Poverty

More- and Less-Developed Countries

Indicators of Economic Development

Indicators of Social Development

The Vision of Sustainable Development

Setting the Boundaries: The Metageography of World Regions

Geographic Tools: From Satellites to Shovels

Global to Local: Is This Nebraska or India? The Globalization of Back-Office Jobs

Cityscapes: Exploring the World’s Urban Places

2 The Changing Global Environment

Geology and Human Settlement: A Restless Earth

Plate Tectonics

Geologic Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Global Climates: An Uncertain Forecast

Climatic Controls

World Climate Regions

Global Warming

Water on Earth: A Scarce and Polluted Resource

The Global Water Budget

Flooding

Human Impacts on Plants and Animals: The Globalization of Nature

Biomes and Bioregions

Tropical Forests and Savannas

Deforestation in the Tropics

Deserts and Grasslands

Temperate Forests

Food Resources: Environment, Diversity, Globalization

Industrial and Traditional Agriculture

The Green Revolution

Problems and Projections

Global to Local: Globalization, Trade Agreements, and the Environment

Preserving Nature Through International Agreements: The Case of Antarctica

Geographical Tools: Reconstructing Past Environments to Understand Global Change

Local Voices: Via Campesina and Food Sovereignty

3 North America

Environmental Geography: A Threatened Land of Plenty

The Costs of Human Modification

The Price of Affluence

A Diverse Physical Setting

Patterns of Climate and Vegetation

Natural Processes and Natural Hazards

Population and Settlement: Refashioning a Continental Landscape

Modern Spatial and Demographic Patterns

Occupying the Land

North Americans on the Move

Settlement Geographies: The Decentralized Metropolis

Settlement Geographies: Rural North America

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: Shifting Patterns of Pluralism

The Roots of a Cultural Identity

Peopling North America

Culture and Place in North America

Patterns of North American Religion

The Globalization of American Culture

Geopolitical Framework: Patterns of Dominance and Division

Creating Political Space

Continental Neighbors

The Legacy of Federalism

A Global Reach

Economic and Social Development: Geographies of Abundance and Affluence

An Abundant Resource Base

Creating a Continental Economy

North America and the Global Economy

Persisting Social Issues

Setting the Boundaries

Local Voices: Romare Bearden and the Changing Black Experience

Geographic Tools: Housing Affordability and the U.S. Census

Cityscapes: Miami

Geography in the Making: The Growing Global Presence of the U.S. Military

Global to Local: The Pacific Northwest and the Global Economy

4 Latin America

Environmental Geography: Neotropical Diversity

Environmental Issues Facing Latin America

Western Mountains and Eastern Shields

River Basins and Lowlands

Climate

Population and Settlement: The Dominance of Cities

The Latin American City

Patterns of Rural Settlement

Population Growth and Movements

Patterns of Cultural Coherence and Diversity: Repopulating a Continent

Demographic Collapse

Patterns of Ethnicity and Culture

The Global Reach of Latino Culture

Geopolitical Framework:Redrawing the Map

Iberian Conquest and Territorial Division

Regional Organizations

Economic and Social Development: Dependent Economic Growth

Development Strategies

Primary Export Dependency

Latin America in the GlobalEconomy

Social Development

Setting the Boundaries

Local to Global: Can Eco-Friendly Coffee Promote Biodiversity?

Local Voices: Life in Rio de Janeiro’s “City of God”

Geographic Tools: Participatory Mapping

Geography in the Making: The Competing Geographies of Free Trade

Cityscapes: Life in the Streets of Ciudad Juárez

5 The Caribbean

Environmental Geography: Paradise Undone

Environmental Issues

The Sea, Islands, and Rimland

Climate and Vegetation

Population and Settlement: Densely Settled Islands and Rimland Frontiers

Demographic Trends

The Rural—Urban Continuum

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: A Neo-Africa in the Americas

The Cultural Imprint of Colonialism

Creating a Neo-Africa

Creolization and Caribbean Identity

Geopolitical Framework: Colonialism, Neo-Colonialism, and Independence

Life in the “American Backyard”

Independence and Integration

Economic and Social Development: From Cane Fields to Cruise Ships

From Fields to Factories and Resorts

Social Development

Setting the Boundaries

Geographic Tools: Tracking Hurricanes

Cityscapes: In the Streets of Havana

Global to Local: The Caribbean Carnival Around the World

Geography in the Making: Maroons Under Assault

Local Voices: Fernando Mateo’s Shuttle to Santo Domingo

6 Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Geography: The Plateau Continent

Africa’s Environmental Issues

Plateaus and Basins

Climate and Vegetation

Population and Settlement: Young and Restless

Population Trends and Demographic Debates

Patterns of Settlement and Land Use

Urban Life

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: Unity Through Adversity

Language Patterns

Religion

Globalization and African Culture

Geopolitical Framework: Legacies of Colonialism and Conflict

Indigenous Kingdoms and European Encounters

European Colonization

Decolonization and Independence

Enduring Political Conflict

Economic and Social Development: The Struggle to Rebuild

Roots of African Poverty

Links to the World Economy

Economic Differentiation Within Africa

Measuring Social Development

Women and Development

Setting the Boundaries

Local Voices: The Sound of Africa

Geographic Tools: Mapping Risky Behavior to Fight HIV/AIDS

Cityscapes: Accra in the Global Economy

Geography in the Making: Darfur Undone

Global to Local: The Used Clothing Trade

7 Southwest Asia and North Africa

Environmental Geography: Life in a Fragile World

Legacies of a Vulnerable Landscape

Regional Landforms

Patterns of Climate

Population and Settlement: Changing Rural and Urban Worlds

The Geography of Population

Water and Life: Rural Settlement Patterns

Many-Layered Landscapes: The Urban Imprint

A Region on the Move

Shifting Demographic Patterns

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: Signatures of Complexity

Patterns of Religion

Geographies of Language

Regional Cultures in Global Context

Geopolitical Framework: Never-ending Tensions

The Colonial Legacy

Modern Geopolitical Issues

An Uncertain Political Future

Economic and Social Development: Lands of Wealth and Poverty

The Geography of Fossil Fuels

Regional Economic Patterns

Issues of Social Development

Global Economic Relationships

Setting the Boundaries

Geographic Tools: Assessing Earthquake Hazards in Turkey

Cityscapes: Fez, Morocco

Local Voices: The Egypt of Naguib Mahfouz

Global to Local: The Marlboro Man Arrives in Istanbul

Geography in the Making: The New Israeli Security Barrier

8 Europe

Environmental Geography: Human Transformation of a Diverse Landscape

Environmental Issues, Local and Global, East and West

Landform and Landscape Regions

Europe’s Climates

Seas, Rivers, Ports, and Coastline

Settlement and Population: Slow Growth and Rapid Migration

Natural Growth: Beyond the Demographic Transition

Migration to and Within Europe

The Geography of “Fortress Europe”

The Landscapes of Urban Europe

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: A Mosaic of Differences

Geographies of Language

Geographies of Religion, Past and Present

European Culture in a Global Context

Geopolitical Framework: A Dynamic Map

Redrawing the Map of Europe Through War

A Divided Europe, East and West

The Balkans: Europe’s Geopolitical Nightmare 354

Economic and Social Development: Integration and Transition

Europe’s Industrial Revolution

Rebuilding Postwar Europe: Economic Integration in the West

Economic Integration, Disintegration, and Transition in Eastern Europe

Setting the Boundaries

Geographic Tools: Landscape Restoration in England

Cityscapes: Berlin Reinvents Itself for the Twenty-first Century

Local Voices: Basque Separatism

Geography in the Making: Terrorism in Europe

Global to Local: Bananas, Beef, and U.S.—EU Trade Wars

9 The Russian Domain

Environmental Geography: A Vast and Challenging Land

A Devastated Environment

A Diverse Physical Setting

Population and Settlement: An Urban Domain

Population Distribution

Regional Migration Patterns

Inside the Russian City

The Demographic Crisis

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: The Legacy of Slavic Dominance

The Heritage of the Russian Empire

Geographies of Language

Geographies of Religion

Russian Culture in Global Context

Geopolitical Framework: Remnants of a Global Superpower

Geopolitical Structure of the Former Soviet Union

Current Geopolitical Setting

The Shifting Global Setting

Economic and Social Development: An Era of Ongoing Adjustment

The Legacy of the Soviet Economy

The Post-Soviet Economy

Growing Economic Globalization

Setting the Boundaries

Geographic Tools: Mapping Russian Forests

Cityscapes: St. Petersburg

Local Voices: Exploring Russian Cultural Identity

Geography in the Making: The Growing Isolation of Russian Kaliningrad

Global to Local: The Tale of Two Siberias

10 Central Asia

Environmental Geography: Steppes, Deserts, and Threatened Lakes of the Eurasian Heartland

Destruction of the Aral Sea

Other Environmental Issues

Central Asia’s Physical Regions

Population and Settlement: Densely Settled Oases Amid Vacant Lands

Highland Population and Subsistence Patterns

Lowland Population and Subsistence Patterns

Population Issues

Urbanization in Central Asia

Cultural Coherence and Diversity: A Meeting Ground of Disparate Traditions

Historical Overview: An Indo-European Hearth?

Contemporary Linguistic and Ethnic Geography

Geography of Religion

Central Asian Culture in Traditional and Global Contexts

Geopolitical Framework: Political Reawakening in a Power Void

Partitioning of the Steppes

Central Asia Under Communist Rule 439

Current Geopolitical Tension

International Dimensions of Central Asian Tension

Economic and Social Development: Abundant Resources, Devastated Economies

Economic Development in Central Asia

Social Development in Central Asia

Setting the Boundaries

Geographic Tools: Remote Sensing, GIS, and the Tragedy of the Aral Sea

Cityscapes: Life on the Streets of Samarkand

Global to Local: Louisiana Oil Culture in Central Asia

Geography in the Making: Preparing for Afghanistan’s Presidential Election

Local Voices: An Uzbek Militant Renounces Violence

11 East Asia

Environmental Geography: Resource Pressures in a Crowded Land

Flooding, Dam-Building, and Related Issues in China