De Blij, Harm J.,   1935-2014 <br/><br/>
Why geography matters :  three challenges facing America : climate change, the rise of China, and global terrorism / 
Harm J. De Blij 
 - New York, N.Y. :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xii, 308 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195183010 9780195183016 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004030369 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human geography--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Terrorism--History--21st century.<br/>Climatic changes--History--21st century.<br/>Geografía humana<br/>Globalización <br/>Cambios climáticos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GF 503  / D286w 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.83