Now substantially revised and updated, the Twelfth Edition of de Blij and Muller's Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts continues to deliver the authors' authoritative content, outstanding cartography, currency, and comprehensive coverage, in a technology-rich package. The text reflects major developments in the world as well as in the discipline, ranging from the collapse of Russia's Post-Soviet transformation to the impact of globalization and from the rise of Asia's Pacific Rim to the war in Iraq.

Introduction: World Regional Geography

Europe

Russia

North America

Middle America

South America

Subsaharan Africa

North Africa/Southwest Asia

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

The Austral Realm

The Pacific Realm

Appendices:

Map Reading and Interpretation

Opportunities in Geography

Pronunciation Guide