World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives

by Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher, Alex Pulsipher, Conrad Mac Goodwin

Like no other textbook, Pulsipher and Pulsipher’s World Regional Geography humanizes geographical issues by representing the lives of women, men, and children in various regions of the globe. It makes global patterns of trade and consumption meaningful for students by gauging their affect on all regions of the world and the daily lives of ordinary people. NEW! MAP BUILDER Click for a demo.


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World Regional Geography, Fourth Edition without Subregions
September 2007 (©2008), paper, 475 pages, 0-7167-8522-6

Genres: Nonfiction, Read For School

625 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2002

Reviews

[Delilah Zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one text book that changed my life, and truly made me a globally-aware citizen. Everyone should take a course or read a book like this one. The author blends statistics with the life stories and histories of different subregions of the world. It uses clues like languages and location of valuable resources to explain modern borders and wars. I'm a forever fan!

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used this book for a geography class a few semesters ago and decided to keep it. Part of the decision was based on the cover... the cute Thai children with their bubble gum. I have some fond memories of that geography class. The best memory was of the teacher though... she pointed to a world map and showed us the "mountains in Japan" which of course were not visible on a world map where Japan looks about an inch long.

[Nostalgia Reader]

Good, if sometimes disjointed set up. I thought it focused too much on the environmental impacts in the regions and not enough on the actual cultures. Photo essays were pointless and annoyingly referenced in the text. Very comprehensive, though, although most times to the point of being too much information.

[jacky · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't remember much from this textbook, but I know I read some of it because there is highlighting in it!

[Mary]

will sell after this semester

[Lou Rocama · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poorly edited and frequently incomprehensible. Phrasing occasionally stated the opposite of what was intended, leading to contradictions in the text.

[Kelsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best textbook reads ever. I actually enjoyed everything about this text.

[Abigail · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, its a textbook... and a very biased one at that.

[Devendra Chaudhary]

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