• Strong emphasis on chapter pedagogy — Every chapter includes chapter summaries, review questions, and key terms lists.

• Graphics — An excellent cartographic and illustration program, including:

— Hundreds of maps with shaded relief where appropriate

— Line illustrations with numerous multi-part illustrations that capture sequence and evolution to help students understand process

— Major photos paired with locator maps to heighten basic geographic literacy.

• InstructorResourceCenter on CD-ROM (IRC): Everything instructors need where they want it. The Prentice Hall Instructor Resource Center makes instructors more effective, and saves time and effort. All digital resources can be found in one, well-organized, easy-to-access place. The IRC on CD includes:

— Figures: JPEGs of all illustrations and select photos from the text.

— Animations: all of the animations are ready for use in your lecture presentation as PowerPoint^TM slides or Flash files.

— PowerPoint^TM: Pre-authored slides outline the concepts of each chapter with embedded art and can be used as is for your lecture, or customize them to fit your lecture presentation needs.

— TestGen: The TestGen-EQ software, questions, and answers.

— PRS questions in PowerPoint^TM

— Electronic files of the Instructor's Manual and Test Item File

— Links to Companion Website, Research NavigatorTM, WebCT, BlackBoard, and Course Compass, and their test question cartridges