Updated and revised with many new detailed maps and photographs, Latin America and the Carribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey, 7th Edition enables geographers to explore the changes and major issues facing this dynamic region today. The historical material has been streamlined in order to focus on contemporary issues. A new chapter was written to focus on Brazil and the Amazonia region.  Key environmental issues are highlighted in new boxes throughout the chapters.

Brian Blouet was educated in Britain and taught at the University of Sheffield before coming to the USA and teaching at the University of Nebraska, Texas A&M University, and the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Olwyn M. Blouet is the author of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey, 7th Edition, published by Wiley.