- Chapter 1: Welcome to the World
- Chapter 2: The Geographer's World
- Chapter 3: Physical Geography: United States and Canada
- Chapter 4: The United States Today
- Chapter 5: Canada Today
- Chapter 6: Latin America: Land and History
- Chapter 7: Mexico Today
- Chapter 8: Central America and the Caribbean Islands
- Chapter 9: South America
- Chapter 10: Western Europe: Land and History
- Chapter 11: The Growth of New Idea
- Chapter 12: Europe: War and Change
- Chapter 13: Modern Europe
- Chapter 14: Europe Today
- Chapter 15: North Africa and Southwest Asia: Land and History
- Chapter 16: North Africa and Southwest Asia Today
- Chapter 17: Africa South of the Sahara: Land and History
- Chapter 18: Western and Central Africa
- Chapter 19: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Chapter 20: Southern Asia: Land and History
- Chapter 21: India and Its Neighbors
- Chapter 22: Southeast Asia Today
- Chapter 23: East Asia, Australia, and Oceania: Land and History
- Chapter 24: China and Its Neighbors
- Chapter 25: Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Antarctica