A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada: Toward a Sustainable FutureIn this comprehensive new text, Chris Mayda offers an exciting alternative to conventional North American geographies. Throughout her thorough discussion of the physical and human geography of the United States and Canada, the author weaves in the key themes of environment and sustainability. Combining incisive analysis, rich description, human stories, and vibrant photographs, this text offers a complete and vivid portrait of the region from human, physical, and cultural perspectives. Designed expressly for ease of teaching and learning, the book features color photographs and maps throughout. |
Contents
Part One | 1 |
Chapter 1 | 3 |
Chapter 2 | 18 |
Chapter 3 | 46 |
Chapter 4 | 62 |
Part Two | 93 |
Chapter 5 | 94 |
Chapter 6 | 120 |
Chapter 13 | 304 |
Chapter 14 | 344 |
Chapter 15 | 380 |
Chapter 16 | 408 |
Chapter 17 | 438 |
Chapter 18 | 464 |
Chapter 19 | 502 |
Chapter 20 | 534 |
Common terms and phrases
agricultural Alaska Appalachian Arctic Atlantic Basin British British Columbia building California Canada Canadian Canadian Shield carbon Carolina climate change coal coastal Colorado Columbia continued corn costs countries created crops cultural ecological economy Ecoregional ecosystem energy environment environmental farmers farms fish fishery flood Florida forest fossil fuels Geographical global growing Gullah habitat Hawai`i Hawaiian Hispanic human immigrants increased industry Intermontane Inuit invasive species irrigation islands Lake land landscape largest live located major Megalopolis Métis Midwest midwestern migration miles million mining Mississippi Native Americans natural Newfoundland North northern Northwest Nunavut Ogallala Aquifer Ontario Ozarks Pacific percent permafrost Photo Plains plants Plateau pollution population growth Prairie production Quebec region residents River Rocky Mountains salmon settlement settlers soil South southern species sustainable thousand tion Today tourism towns transportation twentieth century United urban Valley West wetlands wind York