{"product_id":"world-regional-geography-places-peoples-and-cultures-9781631899959","title":"World Regional Geography: Places  Peoples  and Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld Regional Geography: Places  Peoples  and Cultures provides students with a fresh approach to the study of world geography through a topical exploration of ten major world regions. The text explores the landscapes and societies on Earth in order to appreciate the environmental diversity of the planet and the cultural richness of humanity from the interdisciplinary perspective of geography. The book is richly illustrated with maps  photos  and graphs.  The book begins with a chapter introducing students to the geographic perspectives used to study places  people  and culture  including physical environment  human-environment interaction  population patterns and trends  systems of communication  systems of belief  political organization of space  and economic activities. Subsequent chapters build upon this knowledge and framework to help students explore North America  Europe  the Russian Realm  Southwestern Asia and Northern Africa  Sub-Saharan Africa  Latin America  East Asia  South Asia  Southeast Asia  and Australia and Oceania. Students study demographics  religion  linguistics  politics  agriculture  tourism  foreign and domestic policy  and more as they travel the world.  In reading World Regional Geography  students gain a deeper understanding of the rich geography and cultural traditions of major regions around the globe. It is an excellent resource for undergraduate courses in geography  international studies  and related fields. Kazimierz J. Zaniewski earned his Ph.D. in geography from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his M.A. and B.A. degrees in geography from Warsaw University in Poland. He is a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. His research interests include population geography  thematic cartography  and electoral geography. Heike C. Alberts earned her Ph.D. in geography from the University of Minnesota and her M.A. degree from the Free University of Berlin in Germany. She is a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She has broad research interests including highly skilled migrations  urban development  and cultural geography. John T. Bowen earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky and his B.A. from Dartmouth College. He is a professor of geography at Central Washington University. His areas of expertise include the airline industry  the aircraft industry  and Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651900399669,"sku":"ByrdShop_1631899953","price":157.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781631899959.jpg?v=1781844573","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/world-regional-geography-places-peoples-and-cultures-9781631899959","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}