Table of Contents:
“…Blouet -- Physical Environments and Hazards -- The Making of the Island Caribbean -- The Contemporary Caribbean -- Economies -- The Greater Antilles -- The Lesser Antilles -- Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (Guyane) -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 -- MODERNIZING MEXICO -- Peter Rees -- The Ties that Bind -- Physical Landscapes andEnvironmental Pressures -- Origins of the Contemporary Landscape -- Regions of Mexico -- The Independent North -- The Central Metropolitan Axis -- The Southern Poverty Belt -- Challenges to Modernity -- Review Questions -- Chapter 10 -- CENTRAL AMERICA: THE SEARCH FOR UNITY -- Peter Rees -- Introduction -- Physical Environment -- Origins of the Contemporary Landscape -- The Modern Era -- Guatemala -- El Salvador -- Honduras -- Nicaragua -- Costa Rica -- Belize -- Panama and the Panama Canal -- Summary -- Review Questions -- PART III -- REGIONAL SURVEY: SOUTH AMERICA -- Chapter 11 -- ANDEAN AMERICA -- Brian W. …”