Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286) and index.
Contents:
Why geography matters -- Reading maps and facing threats -- Earth's changeable environments -- Climate and civilization -- A future geography of human population -- The mesh of civilizations -- Red star rising: China's geopolitical gauntlet -- Terrorism's widening circle -- From terrorism to insurgency -- European superpower? -- Russia: trouble on the Eastern front -- Hope for Africa?
Summary:
Demonstrates how geography's perspectives yield unique and penetrating insights into the interconnections that mark our shrinking world. This book shows how and why the US has become the world's most geographically illiterate society of consequence - and demonstrates that this geographic illiteracy is a direct risk to America's national security.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.