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Why geography matters : three challenges facing America : climate change, the rise of China, and global terrorism / H. J. de Blij.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: xii, 308 p. : ill. , maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195183010
  • 9780195183016
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909.83 22
LOC classification:
  • GF503 .D4 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Why geography matters -- Reading maps and facing threats -- Earth's changeable environments -- Climate and civilization -- A future geography of human population -- The mesh of civilizations -- Red star rising: China's geopolitical gauntlet -- Terrorism's widening circle -- From terrorism to insurgency -- European superpower? -- Russia: trouble on the Eastern front -- Hope for Africa?
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks GF503.D4 2005 1 Available 33710001101026

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index.

Why geography matters -- Reading maps and facing threats -- Earth's changeable environments -- Climate and civilization -- A future geography of human population -- The mesh of civilizations -- Red star rising: China's geopolitical gauntlet -- Terrorism's widening circle -- From terrorism to insurgency -- European superpower? -- Russia: trouble on the Eastern front -- Hope for Africa?