World Regional Geography

David Clawson is a Professor Emeritus of Geography in the College of Liberal Arts, University of New Orleans. He has a B.A. from the University of Utah, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He has served as  Chair of the Department of Geography and as Director of the Latin American Studies Program at the University of New Orleans. His research interests center on third world agrarian development, the geography of religions and belief systems, and geographic education and thought. He is also the author of Latin America and the Caribbean: Lands and Peoples, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2004), has served as editor of a number of scholarly volumes, and has published numerous journal articles. In addition to World Regional Geography, he taught courses in geographic education, Latin America, agricultural, cultural, and environmental geography. He has held Fulbright grants to Mexico and the Philippines and was also a recipient of the University of New Orleans Alumni Association's "Excellence in Teaching" Award.

CHAPTER ONE
Basic Concepts and Ideas  
Merrill L. Johnson, Douglas L. Johnson, Viola Haarmann
    What Is Geography and Should We Care?  
    Geography and Development in an Era of Globalization  
    Nature, Society, and Development 

CHAPTER TWO
The United States and Canada  
Merrill L. Johnson
    The Physical and Human Contexts for Development  
    The Geography of Economic Development  
    Challenges in a Developed Realm 

CHAPTER THREE
Latin America and the Caribbean  
David L. Clawson
    Physical Diversity and Cultural Heritage   
    Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean: Lands of Contrast  
    South America: Regions of Uneven Development  

CHAPTER FOUR
Europe   
Bella Bychkova-Jordan
    The European Habitat  
    Culture, Society, Economy   
    Political Geography  

CHAPTER FIVE
Northern Eurasia  
Robert Argenbright
    Physical Geography and Historical Context  
    The Geography of Their Political Economies 

CHAPTER SIX
Central Asia and Afghanistan
William C. Rowe

CHAPTER SEVEN
The Middle East and North Africa  
Douglas L. Johnson and Viola Haarmann
    Physical and Cultural Environments  
    The Mediterranean Crescent: Maximizing Limited Resources  
    The Gulf States: Living on Oil 

CHAPTER EIGHT
Africa South of the Sahara  
Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh
    Legacy of Continuity and Change  
    West, Central, and East Africa: Diversity in Development  
Southern Africa: Development in Transition 

CHAPTER NINE
South Asia   
Christopher A. Airriess
    A Physical and Human Overview  
    South Asia: India and Its Neighbors 

CHAPTER TEN
East Asia   
Christopher A. Airriess
    Japan  
    China and Its Pacific Rim Neighbors 

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Southeast Asia   
Christopher A. Airriess
      
CHAPTER TWELVE
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands 
Simon Batterbury