Geography Of Latin America

Author : Preston E. James,Clarence W. Minkel,Eileen W. James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013232767

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Latin America by Preston E. James,Clarence W. Minkel,Eileen W. James Pdf

A complete revision of the classic, best-selling text. Presents a geographical interpretation of the economic, social, and political changes that have occurred in each of the nearly 40 Latin American countries. Economic realities--both problems and progress--are emphasized overall, with in-depth discussions of how they relate to each country's development. Features numerous up-to-date, comprehensive maps and photos. For upper-level undergraduates in courses on the geography of Latin America, history of Latin America, and interdisciplinary courses on Latin America.

Author : Kate Mikoley
Publisher : 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781725321922

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The Geography of Latin America by Kate Mikoley Pdf

Latin America is home to both the amazing Amazon rain forest and areas of desert where rain has never been recorded. Readers will learn about the varied landscapes of Latin America, from the Atacama Desert to the brilliant Caribbean coasts to the awesome Andes Mountains. In learning about major cities, such as Mexico City, readers will discover the ways people have changed the Earth to fit their needs, and the challenges they've faced in doing so. How has the geography of Latin America changed, and what lies ahead as climates change and people develop the land? Readers will discover the answers through maps, fact-filled text, sidebars, and fantastic photographs of Latin America.

Author : Jonathan R. Barton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134828074

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A Political Geography of Latin America by Jonathan R. Barton Pdf

This book approaches the diversity of south and central America from a critical human geography perspective. It seeks to overcome stereotypes by stressing the need for an inclusionary political geography which cuts across traditional boundaries.

Author : John Luke Gallup,Alejandro Gaviria,Eduardo Lora
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821383674

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Is Geography Destiny? by John Luke Gallup,Alejandro Gaviria,Eduardo Lora Pdf

For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies should take it into account. In fact, charges that geographic interpretations of development were deterministic, or even racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic and policymaking circles alike. 'Is Geography Destiny?' challenges that premise and joins a growing body of literature studying the links between geography and development. Focusing on Latin America, the book argues that based on a better understanding of geography, public policy can help control or channel its influence toward the goals of economic and social development.

Author : Edward L. Jackiewicz,Fernando J. Bosco
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442212442

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Placing Latin America by Edward L. Jackiewicz,Fernando J. Bosco Pdf

This comprehensive study offers a thematic approach to Latin America, focusing on the dynamic connections between people, places, and environments rather than on pre-defined notions about the region. The book’s well-rounded and accessible analysis includes discussions of borders and migration; transnationalism and globalization; urbanization and the material, environmental and social landscapes of cities; and the connections between economic development and political change. The authors also explore social and cultural themes such as the illegal drug trade, tourism, children, and cinema. Offering a nuanced and clear perspective, this book will be a valuable resource for all those interested in the politics, economy, and society of a rapidly globalizing continent. Contributions by: Fernando J. Bosco, J. Christopher Brown, James Craine, Altha J. Cravey, Giorgio Hadi Curti, James Hayes, Edward L. Jackiewicz, Thomas Klak, Mirek Lipinski, Regan M. Maas, Araceli Masterson-Algar, Kent Mathewson, Sarah A. Moore, Linda Quiquivix, Zia Salim, Kate Swanson, and Benjamin Timms.

Author : Vicent Ortells,Robert B. Kent,Javier Soriano Martí
Publisher : Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 8480215178

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Cities and urban geography in Latin America by Vicent Ortells,Robert B. Kent,Javier Soriano Martí Pdf

El lector encontrará estudios sobre morfología, infraestructuras o nuevas formas de crecimiento urbano en distintas ciudades de Brasil, México, Argentina y Perú, heredero de las grandes civilizacions precolombinas y del modelo de ciudad regular europeo desarrollado por castellanos i portugueses.

Author : Fred A. Carlson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0758160070

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Geography of Latin America by Fred A. Carlson Pdf

Author : Gilbert J. Butland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Latin America
ISBN : UCSC:32106000685187

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Latin America by Gilbert J. Butland Pdf

Author : Brian W. Blouet,Olwyn M. Blouet
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173019363831

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Latin America and the Caribbean by Brian W. Blouet,Olwyn M. Blouet Pdf

Within a strong geographical and historical framework, this edition discusses contemporary Latin American issues such as environmental problems, population pressure, migration, drugs and economic development. It includes updated maps and photographs and new interludes on Cancun and the Yucatan.

Author : John Luke Gallup,Alejandro Gaviria,Eduardo Lora
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821354513

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Is Geography Destiny? by John Luke Gallup,Alejandro Gaviria,Eduardo Lora Pdf

This publication challenges the premise that geographical influences need not be taken into account in economic development issues. It argues that, based on a better understanding of geography, public policy can help control or channel its influence toward the goals of economic and social development and poverty reduction. Using both an international perspective and a case study approach for individual countries, the book examines geographical factors, such as land productivity, the presence of endemic diseases, natural disaster frequency and market access, in order to explore development inequalities between and within Latin American countries. It also considers policy options for overcoming the limitations of geography for the region.

Author : Heidi Hayes Jacobs,Michal L. LeVasseur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 0131280317

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World Studies: Latin America by Heidi Hayes Jacobs,Michal L. LeVasseur Pdf

Latin America, physical geography -- Latin America, shaped by its history -- Cultures of Latin America -- Mexico and Central America -- The Caribbean -- South America -- Reference section: DK atlas; Glossary of geographic terms; Gazetteer; Glossary.

Author : Jordana Dym,Karl Offen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226921815

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Mapping Latin America by Jordana Dym,Karl Offen Pdf

For many, a map is nothing more than a tool used to determine the location or distribution of something—a country, a city, or a natural resource. But maps reveal much more: to really read a map means to examine what it shows and what it doesn’t, and to ask who made it, why, and for whom. The contributors to this new volume ask these sorts of questions about maps of Latin America, and in doing so illuminate the ways cartography has helped to shape this region from the Rio Grande to Patagonia. In Mapping Latin America,Jordana Dym and Karl Offen bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines to examine and interpret more than five centuries of Latin American maps.Individual chapters take on maps of every size and scale and from a wide variety of mapmakers—from the hand-drawn maps of Native Americans, to those by famed explorers such as Alexander von Humboldt, to those produced in today’s newspapers and magazines for the general public. The maps collected here, and the interpretations that accompany them, provide an excellent source to help readers better understand how Latin American countries, regions, provinces, and municipalities came to be defined, measured, organized, occupied, settled, disputed, and understood—that is, how they came to have specific meanings to specific people at specific moments in time. The first book to deal with the broad sweep of mapping activities across Latin America, this lavishly illustrated volume will be required reading for students and scholars of geography and Latin American history, and anyone interested in understanding the significance of maps in human cultures and societies.

Author : Kempton Evans Webb
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018364894

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Geography of Latin America by Kempton Evans Webb Pdf

An examination of how some of the pressing wold problems of demographic, social, economic, and political nature are manifested in a key cultural area of the developing world: Latin America. Attention is directed to understanding how the observable landscape of Latin America has evolved to its present state, and what processes of a cultural and physical nature are responsible for it.--Adapted from book jacket.

Author : John Peter Cole
Publisher : London : Butterworths
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Latin America
ISBN : UCAL:B4390634

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Latin America; an Economic and Social Geography by John Peter Cole Pdf

Author : Robert B. Kent
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781462525515

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Latin America, Second Edition by Robert B. Kent Pdf

An authoritative overview of Latin America's human geography and regional complexity. It traces Latin America's historical developments while revealing the diversity of its people and places. Coverage encompasses cultural history, environment and physical geography, urban development, agriculture and land use, social and economic processes, and the contemporary patterns of Latin American diaspora. -- Publisher description