Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-319), data tables and geographic index.
Contents
Global physical patterns -- Global human patterns -- Global demographic patterns -- Global economic patterns -- Global patterns of environmental disturbance -- Global political patterns -- World regions -- Tables -- Geographic index -- Sources.
Note
"New to this edition are additional maps of global political patterns, such as the rise of democracy, declining indigenous populations, abuse of public trust, and the perception of corruption ..."--P. [4] of cover.