From the Atlas - Illustrated young readers edition.
What does "prisoners of geography" mean?
Russia. The geography ; Russia: a brief history ; Trapped by ice ; Russia's riches
China. The geography ; Building a nation ; Why is Tibet so important? ; Ruling the waves ; Building a Navy
USA. The geography ; From coast to coast ; The mighty Mississippi ; A global superpower
Europe. The geography. Blessed by geography ; The Industrial Revolution ; The North-South divide ; War and peace
Africa. The geography ; Hindered by geography ; Carving up a continent ; Africa today
The Middle East. The geography ; Meddling with maps ; Black gold
India and Pakistan. The geography ; The great divide
Korea and Japan. The geography ; Korea: a nation divided ; Japan: an island nation
Latin America. The geography ; Connecting the oceans ; Brazil: battling geography
The Arctic The geography ; A new Cold War?