Gritzner, Charles F.

The tropics / Charles F. Gritzner. - New York : Chelsea House, c2007. - 128 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm. - Geography of extreme environments .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 116) and index.

Introducing the wet tropical realm -- Weather and climate of the wet tropics -- Land and water features -- Tropical rainforest ecosystems -- Native peoples -- European influences -- Contemporary conditions and regions -- Tropical lands in the twenty-first century.

079109233X (acidfree paper)

2006019747


Tropics--Juvenile literature.

G907 / .G75 2007

910.913