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Introduction to Geography: People, Places & Environment

Introduction to Geography: People, Places & Environment Author(s): Carl H. Dahlman, William H. Renwick

Difference between 6th and 5th editions
Side by side comparison of table of contents helps to figure out the most significant changes.

Key differences between 6th and 5th editions

  • Time lapse between previous and current publications: 3 years (2010 vs 2013).
  • Introduction to Geography was first published in 1981.
  • The Sixth Ed. consists of 12 chapters, whereas the former Fifth Ed. consisted of 13 chapters.
  • Former chapter 13 "Global Challenges and the Scale of Response" has been removed and its content has been incorporated throughout the textbook.
  • New The World in 2050 features investigate the future development of the world based on the current geographical data and knowledge:
    • Challenges of global environmental change
    • Future global climates
    • Dynamic events on the Earth's surface
    • Changes in the biosphere
    • Intensive resource management
    • Earth with 9 billion population
    • The world is becoming more religious
    • Impact of climate change on food security
    • Green cities
    • New United Nations
    • World's largest economies
  • Sixth edition incorporates the latest statistics and data from the 2010 Census and the 2013 Population Reference Bureau.
  • New Rapid Change boxes on:
    • substantial warming in West Antarctica (Ch. 2)
    • prevention of the degradation of soil (Ch. 3)
    • Peak Oil, or Indefinite Growth? (Ch. 5)
    • switching languages in different countries (Ch. 8)
6th Edition of
Introduction to Geography: People, Places & Environment
Books a la Carte Plus MasteringGeography with eText (Access Card)
Loose Leaf, 624 pages
ISBN-10: 0321935403
ISBN-13: 9780321935403
Published by: Prentice Hall, December 16, 2013
Books a la Carte Edition
Loose Leaf, 568 pages
ISBN-10: 0321934997
ISBN-13: 9780321934994
Published by: Prentice Hall, October 10, 2013
Paperback, 568 pages
ISBN-10: 0321843339
ISBN-13: 9780321843333
Published by: Prentice Hall, October 10, 2013
plus MasteringGeography with eText (Access Card)
Paperback, 568 pages
ISBN-10: 0321843320
ISBN-13: 9780321843326
Published by: Prentice Hall, December 18, 2013
5th Edition of
Introduction to Geography: People, Places, & Environment
Books a la Carte Edition
Loose Leaf, 672 pages
ISBN-10: 0321695852
ISBN-13: 9780321695857
Published by: Prentice Hall, November 14, 2010
Paperback, 624 pages
ISBN-10: 0321695313
ISBN-13: 9780321695314
Published by: Prentice Hall, October 28, 2010
4th Edition of
Introduction to Geography: People, Places and Environment
Value Pack (includes Mapping Workbook & Goode's Atlas)
Paperback
ISBN-10: 0132363585
ISBN-13: 9780132363587
Published by: Prentice Hall, July 06, 2007
Paperback, 672 pages
ISBN-10: 0132238993
ISBN-13: 9780132238991
Published by: Prentice Hall, March 19, 2007



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