World Regional Geography by Caitlin Finlayson

Geography Themes in World Geography

This note covers the following topics: Maps and mapmaking, Landforms, Map projections, Climate, Primary economic activity, Population, Urbanization and suburbanization, Geopolitics, Tertiary economic activity, Air pollution, Natural hazards, Climate change, mapping technology, Water resources.

Author(s): Dr. Julie Cidell

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Physical Geography by Dr. Joy Apiyo Obando and Dr. George Lukoye Makokha

This note introduces the basic concepts of Biogeography, mainly concerned with the factors that determine the distribution of living organisms and their impact on the environment. Topics covered includes: Climatic Elements and Their Global Distribution, Climatic Controls And Factors, Climatic Classification, Micro And Man-made Climates, Climate Change and Fluctuations, Science Of Biogeography, Ecosystem Concept, Patterns and Types Of Distribution Of Living Organisms, Vegetation Processes, World Vegetation Its Distribution and Classification, Soils.

Author(s): Dr. Joy Apiyo Obando and Dr. George Lukoye Makokha

106 Pages

World Regional Geography People, Places and Globalization

This book provides accurate and current information regarding world regional geography in an easy-to-read format. Fundamental geographic concepts and regions are presented in concise chapters that provide a foundational framework for understanding development patterns around the world. It covers the geography of the following region: Introduction to the World, Europe, Russia, North America, Middle America, South America, Subsaharan Africa, North Africa and Southwest Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, The Pacific and Antarctica.

Author(s): Saylor Academy

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