human geography

Explores how and why people have made their homes in mountain regions throughout history and around the world.

Explores how and why people have made their homes in river regions throughout history and around the world.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to different mountain regions and the people who live there.

Photographs and simple text introduce readers to various desert environments and the people who live there.

Examines the way in which China's geography has influenced its social, economic, and political structure.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the history, geography, religions, industries, ethnic heritage, government, and languages of the world's sovereign nations, each with a statistics box of important facts and figures, a map, and a flag illustration.

Presents aerial photographs of various scenes from around the world including fishermen in Morrocco, a farm on the island of Crete, and a mangrove forest in New Caledonia.

Documents the effects that environmental change, industrialization, urbanization, war, travel, tourism, and natural disasters have on the planet. Features 300 before-and-after images of a variety of places around the world.

Examines, through text, illustrations, and photographs, how the geography of the European Community has influenced its social, economic, and political structure.

Describes different parts of the world and how people live in each, from the Eskimos and Inuit of the Arctic to the Amish and Maya of North America and the Asante and Zulu of Africa.