Were you looking for the book with access to MasteringGeography? This product is the book alone and does NOT come with access to MasteringGeography. Buy the book and access card package to save money on this resource. This contemporary approach to World Regional Geography introduces the latest ideas, concepts, and theories in geography while also developing a strong foundation in the fundamentals of world regions. It helps professors convey a strong sense of place and an understanding of the connections within and between world regions. Globalization and Diversity is a briefer version of the popular Diversity Amid Globalization by the same authors; this distillation focuses on the core materials that students need in a World Regional Geography course. The Fourth Edition features a new and unique focus on sustainability.

For Introductory World Regional Geography/Regional Geography Courses. Students learn to think outside of the map Diversity Amid Globalization takes 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 edition offers 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: * In Population and Settlement sections, there is anew discussion of Demographic Transition that includes adding a fifth stage to traditional model. * In Cultural Coherence and Diversity sections, there are two new sections: Gender and Globalization, and Sports and Globalization. * In Geopolitical Framework sections, there are two new sections World Political Systems, and Decentralization and Devolution *A consistent thematic chapter organization encourages students to compare regions and discourages memorization of facts and places. *An active learning approach encourages student participation with the material and ensures effective reinforcement of the concepts through the text's pedagogy, fundamentals, and tone.

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