Annual Editions: Geography 06/07 - Brossura

Pitzl, Gerald R

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ISBN 10: 0073545678 ISBN 13: 9780073545677

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2005

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This twenty-first edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: GEOGRAPHY provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor’s resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.dushkin.com/online.

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UNIT 1. Geography in a Changing World

1. The Big Questions in Geography, Susan L. Cutter, Reginald Golledge, and William L. Graf, The Professional Geographer, August 2002

The authors have taken the challenge of science correspondent John Noble Wilford to articulate the big questions in geography. Wilford’s concern is that research by geographers is not being reported and that geographers may be missing the important questions in their research.

2. Rediscovering the Importance of Geography, Alexander B. Murphy, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 30, 1998

Geography’s renaissance in U.S. education is the key theme of this piece. The author insists that geography be recognized not as an exercise in place names, but because it addresses physical and human processes and sheds light on the nature and meaning of changing spatial arrangements and landscapes.

3. The Four Traditions of Geography, William D. Pattison, Journal of Geography, September/October 1990

This key article, originally published in 1964, was reprinted with the author’s later comments, in the 75-year retrospective of the Journal of Geography. It is a classic in the history of geography. William Pattison discusses the four main themes that have been the focus of work in the discipline of geography for centuries—the spatial concept, area studies, land-human relationships, and earth science.

4. The Power of Place, Sharon Bishop, English Journal, July 2004

Key concepts in geography have found their way into the high schools through place-based education. Students study the local region and write stories and reports about the place. This approach is especially valuable in rural areas where community revitalization efforts are underway.

5. The Changing Landscape of Fear, Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson, and Thomas J. Wilbanks, The Geographical Dimensions of Terrorism, Routledge, 2003

Since the devastating events of September 11, 2001, the world has changed. An era of expanded global terrorism has emerged. The Changing Landscape of Fear, chapter one in the book, outlines the contributions that geography can make in this ensuing conflict.

6. Watching Over the World’s Oceans, Keith Alverson, Nature, March 3, 2005

The immense tragedy of the December 2004 tsunami, a natural disaster of unprecedented dimensions, has called for the extension of the global warning system to include the Indian Ocean as quickly as possible. In addition, it is recognized that broader efforts be instituted to observe and study the oceans.

7. After Apartheid, Judith Fein, The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 13, 2005

Despite the dual problems of AIDS and unemployment, post- apartheid South Africa is an energized place. The economic sector is growing and a new sense of openness is prevalent.

UNIT 2. Human-Environment Relations

8. The Race to Save a Rainforest, Mark L. Clifford and Hiroko Tashiro, BusinessWeek, November 24, 2003

Logging in an Indonesian forest is planned to generate economic growth and avoid devastation of the rainforest. The scheme is described positively as “ globalization at work”—the generation of profit and the avoidance of forest degradation.

9. Global Warming, John Carey, BusinessWeek, August 16, 2004

This BusinessWeek special report on global warming points to a growing consensus that pollution in the atmosphere through carbon emissions is the main culprit in rising global temperatures. If the process is not controlled, the effects on the planet could be severe: extensive coastal flooding as sea levels rise, more violent regional storm patterns, declining agricultural production, and widespread drought.

10. Environmental Enemy No. 1, The Economist, July 6, 2002

Coal is a widely used energy source and a prime contributor to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere—the major cause of global warming. Carbon sequestration is seen as a positive move to reduce carbon dioxide accumulations, an intermediate step toward the development of environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel cells.

11. A Great Wall of Waste, The Economist, August 21, 2004

Polluted mines, toxic landfills, and carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants are resulting in extensive pollution in China. Negative effects on human health, the death of rivers, declining agricultural output highlight the country’s rapid push for economic development.

12. The New Coal Rush, Frank Jossi, Fedgazette, September 2004

In a region of the U.S. hungry for more energy, coal is again emerging to answer the demand. Every effort is being made to insure that clean burning coal is used in new power plants to reduce air pollution. It is noteworthy that small towns in remote rural areas are vying for the plants—something that large urban places do not want.

UNIT 3. The Region

13. The Rise of India, Manjeet Kripalani and Pete Engardio, BusinessWeek, December 8, 2003

Economic growth is soaring in India. Software production, information technology, computer chip design, and call-center operations are a few of the expanding sectors. India is an important player in the global economy. There are positive implications for the U.S. since Indian brainpower will fill the manpower gaps once the U.S. baby boom population begins to retire. India is the first developing country to use its brainpower rather than physical resources to expand its economy.

14. Between the Mountains, Isabel Hilton, The New Yorker, March 11, 2002

India and Pakistan are engaged in a struggle for control over Kashmir. Complicated by religious and cultural differences and the rise of an independence group, the region is the center of geopolitical unrest.

15. A Dragon with Core Values, The Economist, March 30, 2002

A regional competition has pitted Hong Kong and Shanghai, two major urban centers in China, against each other for leadership in the emerging economic growth of China.

16. Where Business Meets Geopolitics, The Economist, May 25, 2005

The region of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea is taking on geopolitical significance because of the transport of oil and natural gas. Western Europe, Russia, China, and the U.S. are all showing interest in this precious commodity—so important to economic growth.

17. Oil Over Troubled Water, Economist.com, May 26, 2005

The Black Sea region has long been a center for local and global geopolitical maneuverings. In the era of fossil fuel transport, this is no exception. Currently, a complex pattern of interactions is emerging among the U.S., Russia, Turkey, and the countries of Europe.

18. Central Washington’s Emerging Hispanic Landscape, Scott Brody, Focus on Geography, Spring 2004

The region of Central Washington is enjoying dramatic economic growth in the agricultural production with irrigation water from the Columbia Basin Project. A U.S. agreement with Mexico promotes an annual legal migration of seasonal agricultural workers to the region resulting in a changing cultural landscape.

19. Drying Up, The Economist, May 19, 2005

Overuse of water in industry and agriculture combined with drought conditions in recent years has left China with a critical water shortage. This short article references an extensive document on the subject by John McCallister, head of AquaBiotics.com, detailing China’s water problems and their impact on economic growth.

20. Living with the Desert, Terry McCarthy, Time, April 4, 2005

The western region of the U.S. has been growing steadily in population for decades and the trend is certain to continue. Only recently has the notion of caring for the delicate and complex desert landscape been appreciated. Paramount to desert living is the conservation of water—not an easy task as populations continue to grow.

21. Deep Blue Thoughts, Sylvia A. Earle, The Aspen Idea, Winter 2004/2005

The author argues for a global strategy and practical plan of action to formulate a coherent, comprehensive, and effective ocean policy. Among the issues discussed are sustainable fisheries; expanded resea...

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0073545678
• ISBN 13: 9780073545677
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176