A Comparative Geography of China and the U.S.

A Comparative Geography of China and the U.S.
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 397
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ISBN-10 : 9789401787925
ISBN-13 : 9401787921
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Book Synopsis A Comparative Geography of China and the U.S. by : Rudi Hartmann

Download or read book A Comparative Geography of China and the U.S. written by Rudi Hartmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the outcome of a unique venture: a team of Chinese geographers and a team of American geographers collaborated on a new Comparative Geography of China and the United States. The book meets a high demand for comparative information about China and the United States, as the home of the two leading economies in a globalizing world. Comparisons of the two countries include the similarities and differences in their physical environments and natural hazards, the growth and changing spatial distribution of population and ethnic groups in China and the U.S., traditions and contemporary regional expressions of agriculture and food production as well as the rapidly changing urban and industrial patterns in both countries. The book also highlights the two countries’ interconnectedness, in trade and in the exchange of cultural, social, scientific & technological information. The volume serves as a major resource in geographic education as it contributes to a better and more comprehensive understanding of the formation and development of the two countries’ basic geographical patterns and processes.


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