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Summary:

This telecourse introduces the theory and concepts involved in the discipline of geography. It then explores the world's diverse geographical reals and discusses their economic, political, social and geographical issues.

Table of Contents:

• [cass. 1] Unit 1. Introduction. prog. 1. Earthly visions. prog. 2. Boundaries and borderlands
• [cass. 2] Unit 2. Europe: Confronting new challenges. prog. 3 Supranationalism and devolution. prog. 4. East looks West
• [cass. 3] prog. 5. The transforming industrial coreland. prog. 6. Challenges on the periphery
• [cass. 4] Unit 3. Russia's fracturing federation. prog. 7. Facing ethnic and environmental diversity. prog. 8. Central and remote economic development
• [cass. 5] Unit 4. North America: the post-industrial transformation. prog. 9. Inner vs 'edge' cities. prog. 10. Ethnic fragmentation in Canada
• [cass. 6] prog. 11. Regions and economies. Unit 5. The geographic dynamic of the Pacific Rim
• prog. 12. The Japanese paradox: small farms and mega-cities
• [cass. 7] prog. 13. Global interaction. Unit 6. Middle America: collision of cultures. prog. 14. Migration and conquest
• [cass. 8] Unit 7. South America: continent of contrasts. prog. 15. Andes and Amazon. prog. 16. Accelerating growth
• [cass. 9] Unit 8. North Africa/Southwest Asia: the challenge of Islam. prog. 17. Sacred space under siege? prog. 18. Population, food supply, and energy development
• [cass. 10] Unit 9. Sub-Saharan Afica: realms of reversals. prog 19. The legacy of colonization. prog. 20. Understanding sickness, overcoming prejudice
• [cass. 11] Unit 10. South Asia: aspiring India. prog. 21. Urban and rural contrasts. Unit 11. China and its sphere. prog. 22. Life in China's frontier cities
• [cass. 12] prog. 23. China's metropolitan heartland.
• prog. 24. The booming maritime edge
• [cass. 13] Unit 12. Southeast Asia: between the giants. prog. 25. Mainland Southeast Asia. prog. 26. Maritime Southeast Asia.

Contributors:

De Blij, H. J.

Muller, Peter O.

Annenberg/CPB Project

Open Learning Agency of Australia

ABC Television Network

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Annenberg/CPB collection

Subjects:

Geography

Southeast Asia — Geography

China — Geography

Russia (Federation) — Geography

North America — Geography

Pacific Area — Geography

Central America — Geography

South America — Geography

Africa — Geography

Middle East — Geography

India — Geography

Southeast Asia

China

Russia (Federation)

North America

Pacific Area

Central America

South America

Africa

Middle East

India

System Details:

VHS.

Performers:

Host, H.J. Blij.

Production Credits:

Narrator, Deborah Dorsey.

General Notes:

Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

13 videocassettes (approximately 60 min. ea.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 faculty guide (xxviii, 243 : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 4232

ISBNs:

1559469250 (set)
0471128406 (guide)

OCLC Numbers:

35091074