For any introductory course in geography, history, political science, global studies, or multicultural studies that places an emphasis on maps.
Innovative in its approach, this combined textbook and interactive workbook enables students to learn place geography. As they learn it, they will be required to reinforce and apply their knowledge by constructing thematic maps which convey physical, economic, cultural, or political characteristics of places. Building Geographic Literacy can be used with any current standard world atlas or geography textbook.
Table of Contents:
Preface
1. The Significance of Place
2. The Frame of Reference: Earth’s Location Grid, Time Zones, and the International Date Line
3. Lands and Seas
4. The United States and Canada
5. Europe
6. Russia, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia: A Region in Transformation
7. Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands
8. East Asia
9. South Asia
10. Southeast Asia
11. Africa South of the Sahara
12. The Middle East and North Africa
13. Latin America
Appendices
Index
