ABOUT BOOK

The discipline of geography bridges the social sciences with the physical sciences and can provide aframework for understanding our world. By studying geography, we can begin to understand therelationships and common factors that tie our human community together. The world is undergoingglobalization on a massive scale as a result of the rapid transfer of information and technology andthe growth of modes of transportation and communication. The more we understand our world, thebetter prepared we will be to address the issues that confront our future. There are many approachesto studying world geography. This textbook takes a regional approach and focuses on themes thatillustrate the globalization process, which in turn assists us in better understanding our globalcommunity and its current affairs.