human geography

Breaks down the population of the world into a collection of one hundred representative people and describes what one would find in this global village, covering languages, ages, religions, food, air and water, schooling, and possessions, accompanied by vivid color illustrations.

Explores the reasons why people live in various geographical regions and how they survive, discussing towns, cities, and dwellings in mountains or next to water.

Discusses human differences--genetic, social and geographic. Presents all humankind as belonging to one family, living in a world that all must share.

Breaks down the population of the world into a collection of one hundred representative people and describes what one would find in this global village, covering languages, ages, religions, food, air and water, schooling, and possessions, accompanied by vivid color illustrations.

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.