LEADER 03116nam 22006613u 450 001 9910453270003321 005 20210108074354.0 010 $a0-19-972710-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001204449 035 $a(EBL)430780 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001039302 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12452071 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001039302 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10985041 035 $a(PQKB)10289377 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430780 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001204449 100 $a20151123d2005|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy Geography Matters$b[electronic resource] $eThree Challenges Facing America- Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism 210 $cOxford University Press, USA$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (618 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-518301-0 327 $aContents; Preface; 1 Why Geography Matters; 2 Reading Maps and Facing Threats; 3 Earth's Changeable Environments; 4 Climate and Civilization; 5 A Future Geography of Human Population; 6 The Mesh of Civilizations; 7 Red Star Rising: China's Geopolitical Gauntlet; 8 Terrorism's Widening Circle; 9 From Terrorism to Insurgency; 10 European Superpower?; 11 Russia: Trouble on the Eastern Front; 12 Hope for Africa?; Epilogue; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; Q; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z 330 $aOver the next half century, the human population, divided by culture and economics and armed with weapons of mass destruction, will expand to nearly 9 billion people. Abrupt climate change may throw the global system into chaos; China will emerge as a superpower; and Islamic terrorism and insurgency will threaten vital American interests. How can we understand these and other global challenges? Harm de Blij has a simple answer: by improving our understanding of the world's geography. De Blij demonstrates how geography's perspectives yield unique and penetrating insights into the interconnect 606 $aClimatic changes 606 $aHuman geography 606 $aTerrorism 606 $aHuman geography$xHistory$y21st century$zUnited States 606 $aTerrorism$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aClimatic changes$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aAnthropology$2HILCC 606 $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aAnthropogeography & Human Ecology$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aClimatic changes. 615 4$aHuman geography. 615 4$aTerrorism. 615 0$aHuman geography$xHistory 615 0$aTerrorism$xHistory 615 0$aClimatic changes$xHistory 615 7$aAnthropology 615 7$aSocial Sciences 615 7$aAnthropogeography & Human Ecology 676 $a909.83 700 $aDe Blij$b Harm J$035362 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453270003321 996 $aWhy Geography Matters$91920916 997 $aUNINA