Diversity Amid Globalization: World Religions, Environment, Development, Global Edition

For Introductory World Regional Geography/Regional Geography Courses.Students learn to think outside of the mapDiversity Amid Globalizationtakes students on a journey into the connections and diversity between people and places-the contrasting regions of the world-within thematically organized regional chapters. With an arresting visual layout and new and updated content and maps throughout, the text maintains and strengthens its hallmark thematic organization and focus on globalization, while encouraging students to participate in the material using a number of stimulating, interactive learning tools.Available with optional MasteringGeography(TM), the most effective and widely used online tutorial, homework, and assessment system for the sciences,Diversity Amid Globalization,Sixth editionoffers the most complete and integrated world regional program available today.This program presents a better teaching and learning experience for you and your students by providing Students learn how to think outside the map: MasteringGeography and textbook-integrated technology take students outside of the pages of the book, and into the world of distant places and people. An amplified global perspective through NEW and updated content: This new Sixth edition maintains, refines, and strengthens the text's hallmark thematic organization and focus on globalization in a number of ways. New Everday Globalization features: InPopulation and Settlementsections,there is anew discussion of Demographic Transition that includes adding a fifth stage to traditional model. InCultural Coherence and Diversitysections, there are two new sections: Gender and Globalization, and Sports and Globalization. InGeopolitical Frameworksections, there are two new sections World Political Systems, and Decentralization and Devolution A consistent thematic chapter organizationencourages students to compare regions and discourages memorization of facts and places. An active learning approachencourages student participation with the material and ensures effective reinforcement of the concepts through the text's pedagogy, fundamentals, and tone.