Arthur Getis,
San Diego State University Judith Getis Jerome D. Fellmann,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
ISBN: 007291985x Copyright year: 2004
Supplements
The ninth edition provides a complete geography program for you and your instructor.
For You the Student:
Online Learning Center at www.mhhe.com/getis9e
This site gives you the opportunity to further explore topics presented in the book using the Internet. The site contains interactive quizzing with immediate feedback, mapping exercises, base maps, animations, flashcards, and crossword puzzles. It also contains access to PowerWeb: Geography that provides links to informative and timely world news, web links, and much more.
Interactive World Issues CD-ROM
Your instructor may require the Interactive World Issues CD-ROM. This CD allows you to have hands-on exercises and see videos of different case studies. The five case studies include Oregon, China, South Africa, Mexico, and Chicago. Since most of us are unable to visit different world regions, this is a good way to understand the issues facing different parts of the world.
For You the Instructor:
Online Learning Center at www.mhhe.com/getis9e
Take advantage of the classroom activities, PowerPoint slides, and access to PageOut – McGraw-Hill’s course management tool. PowerWeb Geography is also available and will provide you with current news updates and articles that are great tools for stimulating class discussion.
Online Instructor’s Manual
Included in this password-protected section of the Online Learning Center are chapter overviews, key terms, and discussion topics.
Digital Content Manager CD-ROM
This CD-ROM contains most of the figures and photographs from the text. The software makes customizing your multimedia presentation easy. You can organize figures in any order you want, add labels, lines, and your own artwork, integrate materials from other sources, edit and annotate lecture notes, and then have the option of placing your multimedia lecture into another presentation program such as PowerPoint.
Overhead Transparencies
Included are 100 illustrations from the text, all enlarged for excellent visibility in the classroom.
Slide Set
100 slides include illustrations and some photographs from the text.
Computerized Testing Software CD-ROM
This collection of testing questions represents the most extensive test item file available for introductory geography.
Videotape Library
An extensive array of videotapes is available to qualified adopters. Check with your sales representative for details.
Interactive World Issues CD-ROM
This CD allows you to have hands-on exercises and see videos of different case studies. The five case studies include Oregon, China, South Africa, Mexico, and Chicago. Since most of us are unable to visit different world regions, this is a good way to understand the issues facing different parts of the world.
Course Management Systems
Online course content is available for a variety of course management systems including:
Blackboard
WebCT
eCollege
PageOut
Packages:
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McGraw-Hill offers many different packaging options that not only provide your students with valuable geography-related material, but will also save them money. Ask your sales representative for information on the discounts and special ISBNs for ordering a package that contains one or more of the following:
Palka/Galgano: North Korea / 007-294011-5
North Korea is a concise, up-to-date geographical survey of North Korea in twelve chapters, each written by an expert in that geographic specialty. Chapters include: location, geomorphology, climate, vegetation and soils, historical geography, culture, politics, economy, population and urban geography, and medicine. Contains color and black and white maps, photographs, charts, and graphs.
Malinowski: Iraq / 007-294010-7
Iraq is a concise, up-to-date geographical survey of Iraq in twelve chapters, each written by an expert in that geographic specialty. Chapters include: location, geomorphology, climate, vegetation and soils, historical geography, culture, politics, economy, population and urban geography, and medicine. Contains color and black and white maps, photographs, charts, and graphs
Galgano: North Korea / 007-294011-5
North Korea is a concise, up-to-date geographical survey of North Korea in twelve chapters, each written by an expert in that geographic specialty. Chapters include: location, geomorphology, climate, vegetation and soils, historical geography, culture, politics, economy, population and urban geography, and medicine. Contains color and black and white maps, photographs, charts, and graphs.
Malinowski: Iraq / 007-294010-7
Iraq is a concise, up-to-date geographical survey of Iraq in twelve chapters, each written by an expert in that geographic specialty. Chapters include: location, geomorphology, climate, vegetation and soils, historical geography, culture, politics, economy, population and urban geography, and medicine. Contains color and black and white maps, photographs, charts, and graphs
Palka: Afghanistan / 007-294009-3
Afghanistan is a concise, up-to-date geographical survey of Afghanistan in twelve chapters, each written by an expert in that geographic specialty. Chapters include: location, geomorphology, climate, vegetation and soils, historical geography, culture, politics, economy, population and urban geography, and medicine. Contains color and black and white maps, photographs, charts, and graphs.
Allen: Student Atlas of World Politics / 007-287303-5
The Student Atlas of World Politics, 6/E is an attractive atlas of current affairs that reflects recent developments in political geography and international relations. The sixth edition has an expanded format and includes enlarged and detailed thematic maps. This collection of maps and data, with its emphasis on currency, is particularly useful for exploring the concept of geopolitics and the crucial relationships between geography and world politics.
Rourke: Taking Sides - Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in World Politics / 007-284515-5
This edition contains "pro" and "con" articles that represent the arguments of world leaders, leading political scientists, and commentators on the world political scene. The readings reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. This title is supported by the student web site, http://www.dushkin.com
Allen: Student Atlas of World Geography / 007-282823-4
The Student Atlas of World Geography combines full-color maps and data sets to introduce students to the importance of the connections between geography and other areas of study. The thematic atlas gives students a clear picture of the recent agricultural, industrial, demographic, environmental, economic, and political changes in every world region.
Pitzl: Annual Editions: Geography 03/04 / 007-283817-5
Annual Editions: Geography 04/05, now in its nineteenth edition is a collection of current articles from such sources as World Watch, Journal of Geography, Focus, and The Economist. Topics explored include land-human relationships; the importance of the region; and population, resources, and socioeconomic development. For links to related sites, visit Dushkin Online, (www.dushkin.com/online).
Jackson: Annual Editions: Global Issues 03/04 / 007-283854-4
This twentieth edition of Annual Editions: Global Issues is a collection of current world press articles which examine issues relating to population and food production, natural resource utilization, the political economy, conflict, and human rights. Annual Editions titles are supported by the student Web site, Dushkin Online, and feature an annotated listing of World Wide Web sites.(www.dushkin.com/online/).
Harf: Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Global Issues / 007-288077-5
The Taking Sides series is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to current global controversies and world issues. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading political scientists, social commentators, and experts in the field, reflect a variety of viewpoints, and are presented in pro/con format. Dushkin Online is a student Web site designed to support Taking Sides titles. (www.dushkin.com/online/)
Griffiths: Annual Editions: Developing World / 007-283855-8
This fourteenth edition of Annual Editions: Developing World gives students an understanding of the diversity and complexity of the developing world and acquaints them with the challenges that nations confront as the post-cold war era progresses. Some of the issues discusses are: peace and security, international trade, the debt crisis, and the environment. This title is supported by the student website, www.dushkin.com/online.
Global Studies Series
Global Studies: Russia 007-250576-1
Global Studies Europe 007-286259-9
Global Studies: India and South Asia 007-285024-8
Global Studies: Japan and the Pacific Rim 007-285026-4
Global Studies: Middle East 007-250575-3
Global Studies: Latin America 007-250577-X
Global Studies China 007-285025-6
Global Studies: Africa 007-284713-1
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