Acknowledgments
I want to thank everyone at FlatWorld for making this textbook possible. Recognition is also in order of the many geography colleagues who reviewed some or all of the text. Their input, feedback, and suggestions were important, helpful, and appreciated. They include the following:
Victoria Alapo, Metropolitan Community College
Greg Atkinson, Tarleton State University
Ana Veronica Behn Eschenburg, Yavapai College
Juliegh Bookout, Michigan State University
Michael Busby, Murray State University
Helen Couclelis, UC Santa Barbara
Bradley J. Davis, Tarrant County Community Colleges
Catherine Doenges, University of Connecticut at Stamford
Adrienne Domas Goldsberry, Michigan State University
Art Houser, Fort Scott Community College
Wilbur Hugli, University of West Florida
Jia Lu, Valdosta State University
Michael Lynch, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
William Miller, Tarrant County College
Peter Muller, University of Miami
Douglas Munski, University of North Dakota
Paul Phillips, Fort Hays State University
Craig Revels, Central Washington University
Susan D. Ryan, California University of Pennsylvania
Mary Travis, The University of Southern Mississippi
Geography faculty members at Morehead State University and my colleagues Drs. Jason Holcomb, Gary O’Dell, and Verdie Craig have been a pillar of support that has made this effort possible. I want to thank Dr. Esther Ratajeski for her contribution to the chapters on North America and Russia in the first edition. This textbook is dedicated to my students. Thanks to you all.