The Changing Face Of
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Discusses the geography, climate, population, daily life, industry, and the future of Mexico, the third largest country in Latin America.
As the people of Brazil tell their own stories about their lives, their jobs, their families, learn how these changes affect them. Some are becoming rich while others have difficulty finding enough to eat. Find out how the largest remaining rain forest on the planet has been partially destroyed, and what is now being done to protect it. It also includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency, language.
As the people of Brazil tell their own stories about their lives, their jobs, their familes, learn how these changes affect them . Some are becoming rich while others have difficulty finding enough to eat. Find out how the largest remaining rainforest on the planet has been partially destroyed, and what is now being done to protect it. Includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency, language.
Compare the lifestyle of Mexico's successful inhabitants to the hardship experienced by slum-dwellers and people who live in rural Mexico. Travel through the arid deserts, mountain ranges and tropical coastlines to discover how the Mexican environment is being altered by the modernization of the country. Includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency and language.
Spain is the second-largest country in western Europe and in the past thirty years has made a transformation from one of the poorest and least industrialized countries in Europe to one of the major European economies. In the Spanish countryside, traditional farming methods are giving way to rows of plastic-covered crops. In the cities, ultra-modern galleries and museums now attract as many visitors as the beautiful historical sights. And as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, Spain is having to rise to the challenge of protecting its stunning natural environment. Meet the people of Spain and learn about the diversity of their lives, from a national park guard in Aracena to a computer engineer in Barcelona. This book includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency and language.
