| Contents Notes |
[This text] defines geography and regional geography and introduces the concepts of globalization-localization tensions. This is followed by an overview of physical geography with a focus on earth's interior forces, climate, ecosystems, and human impact on physical environment. [The text] enter[s the East Asia] region of cultural contrast to Europe, but one that contains the world's most significant emerging countries: Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan.... Finally, [the text] reache[s] "North America" with the world's most affluent societies in the United States and Canada. -Pref. |
