World geography. Australia, Antarctica and Pacific Islands

Table of Contents
	Regions 1
		Overview 3
			The History of Geography 3
			Mapmaking in History 6
			Mapmaking and New Technologies 10
		The Continent 13
		The Offshore Islands 25
	Physical Geography 31
		Overview 33
			Climate and Human Settlement 33
			Flood Control 35
			Atmospheric Pollution 38
			Disease and Climate 40
		Physiography 43
		Climatology 55
		Hydrology 63
	Biogeography and Natural Resources 69
		Overview 71
			Minerals 71
			Renewable Resources 74
			Nonrenewable Resources 76
		Natural Resources 79
		Flora 93
		Fauna 103
	Human Geography 113
		Overview 115
			The Human Environment 115
			Population Growth and Distribution 118
			Global Urbanization 120
		People 125
		Population Distribution 133
		Culture Regions 139
		Exploration 147
		Urbanization 157
		Political Geography 165
	Economic Geography 175
		Overview 177
			Traditional Agriculture 177
			Commercial Agriculture 179
			Modern Agricultural Problems 181
			World Food Supplies 184
		Agriculture 189
		Industries 201
		Engineering Projects 207
		Transportation 215
		Communications 225
	Gazetteer 231
	Appendix 269
		The Earth in Space 271
			The Solar System 271
			Earth’s Moon 275
			The Sun and the Earth 277
			The Seasons 279
		Earth’s Interior 281
			Earth’s Internal Structure 281
			Plate Tectonics 283
			Volcanoes 289
			Geologic Time Scale 293
		Earth’s Surface 297
			Internal Geological Processes 297
			External Processes 299
			Fluvial and Karst Processes 302
			Glaciation 304
			Desert Landforms 307
			Ocean Margins 309
		Earth’s Climates 311
			The Atmosphere 311
			Global Climates 315
			Cloud Formation  320
			Storms 323
		Earth’s Biological Systems 327
			Biomes 327
		Natural Resources 331
			Soils 331
			Water 334
		Exploration and Transportation 337
			Exploration and Historical Trade Routes 337
			Road Transportation 340
			Railways 342
			Air Transportation 345
		Energy and Engineering 347
			Energy Sources 347
			Alternative Energies 351
			Engineering Projects 353
		Industry and Trade 357
			Manufacturing 357
			Globalization of Manufacturing and Trade 359
			Modern World Trade Patterns 362
		Political Geography 367
			Forms of Government 367
			Political Geography 370
			Geopolitics 372
			National Park Systems 377
		Boundaries and Time Zones 381
			International Boundaries 381
			Global Time and Time Zones 384
		Global Education 387
			Themes and Standards in Geography Education 387
		Global Data 389
			World Gazetteer of Oceans and Continents 389
		Glossary 425
	Bibliography 473
	Index 477