Books in People and Places series

Discusses tropical rain forests, including their flora, fauna, and indigenous peoples, as well as the activities that threaten their destruction and the consequences of that destruction

Discusses mountain people, climate, landscape, plants, animals, and present and future threats to them

Describes the geography, history, people, and customs of South Africa

Describes the geography, history, people, and customs of the only country that is also a continent

Provides basic information about the land, climate, history, and culture of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago

Discusses life in this harsh habitat, the people, the mineral wealth, and the abuses which threaten its future

Examines the way in which China's geography has influenced its social, economic, and political structure

Good golly, geology, an underground railroad town, a majestic Moorish theatre, gold heritage & more make a hard case for reading this book set at the world's largest exposed chunk of granite!

Examines the way in which Mexico and Central America's geography has influenced its social, economic, and political structure

Examines how Southeast Asia's geography has influenced its social, economic, and political structure

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