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An updated guide to world geography explains geographical terminology, differentiates between physical and political geography, discusses the environmental and political events changing the world, and examines the latest statistics concerning country size, population, and geopolitical makeup, all accompanied by new, detailed maps. Original. 15,000 first printing.
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It really is a small world, after all. In this new edition, readers will find the basis for recent environmental and political events that have shaped geography; the latest statistics related to country size, population, and geopolitical makeup; larger, all-new detailed maps; and new content on the environment and energy in the 21st Century. ? Unfolding of geopolitical events around the world has consumers looking for authoritative, up-to-date geographical sources ?The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 provides teachers with unprecedented authority in the use of federal funds to teach geography to upper-level high school students
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