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Description:
Sheffield Publishing Company is pleased to present this helpful text at a price much
reduced from earlier editions making it affordably adoptable as a text or supplement
in courses in U.S. or North American geography.
This book explores the physical and human factors that combine to create the variety
of unique landscapes of the United States and Canada. This region is examined
regarding its physical setting, historical development, population trends, and
economic activities. Then selected major issues and problems are discussed. Finally,
a traverse across the continent is presented to illustrate the changes a traveler
would find in the landscape when crossing from one coast to another.
This text is liberally illustrated with maps, charts, many photos, and other
graphics. The use of maps and the many other tools and techniques available to
today's geographer are discussed and examples given.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The Physical environment
- weather, climate, vegetation and soils
- historical development
- Population
- The Economic base
- A traverse across america
- Index
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