World Geography and Culture: 2017 Year in Review—Updates and More

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World Geography and Culture: 2017 Year in Review—Updates and More

World Geography and Culture has been updated and enhanced throughout the past year, increasing the educational value of this award-winning resource.

Recent Updates and Additions:

  • Country entries: Fully revised and updated 930 entries for 21 countries, including:
    • Austria
    • Bahamas
    • Bangladesh
    • Belgium
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Croatia
    • Cuba
    • Haiti
    • Iceland
    • Iran
    • Libya
    • North Korea
    • Pakistan
    • Paraguay
    • Puerto Rico
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Slovakia
    • South Africa
    • Switzerland
    • Syria
    • Zimbabwe
  • Videos: Added a brand-new video feature to the product, along with 2,438 video clips from more than 200 full-length videos, all with searchable, printable transcripts, a brief overview of the video, and clear descriptions of each segment. These engaging and informative video titles from top producers provide up-close explorations of U.S. states and countries all around the world, including:
    • A Poverty-Free World from Films for the Humanities & Sciences
    • Absorption of Diverse Immigration from Annenberg Learner
    • Continent 7: Antarctica, a five-part series by National Geographic
    • Could Agriculture Bloom in the Desert? by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
    • Melting Ice, Rising Seas by the American Museum of Natural History
    • Rise of the Continents, a four-part co-production by BBC/Science Channel
    • Rivers and Life, a six-part series by Parthenon Entertainment
  • Images: Added 548 new images with comprehensive captions on countries such as Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Guatemala, Hungary, and Singapore, among many others.
  • Maps: Replaced more than 150 statistical maps with new and updated maps.
  • Timelines: Updated.

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