ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- MasteringGeography™ The Mastering platform is the most effective and widely used tutorial, homework and assessment system for the sciences, and is now available in geography. MasteringGeography helps instructors maximize class time with customizable, easy-to-assign, and automatically graded assessments that motivate students to learn outside of class and arrive prepared for lecture. These assessments can easily be customized and personalized for an instructor's individual teaching style. The powerful gradebook provides unique insight into student and class performance even before the first test. As a result, instructors can spend class time where students need it most. The Mastering system empowers students to take charge of their learning through activities aimed at different learning styles, and engages them in learning science through practice and step-by-step guidance. MasteringGeography offers: Assignable activities that includeGeoscience Animation activities, Encounter Physical Geography Google Earth™ Explorations, Geography Video activities, MapMaster™ interactive map activities, Map Projection activities, coaching activities on the toughest topics in physical geography, end-of-chapter questions and exercises, reading questions, and Test Bank questions. Student study resources in the Study Area includeGeoscience Animations, web links, videos, glossary flashcards, “In the News” RSS feeds, MapMaster™ interactive maps, chapter quizzes, an optional Pearson eText, including iPad and Android versions, and more. Pearson eText gives students access to the text whenever and wherever they can access the Internet. The eText pages look exactly like the printed text, and include powerful interactive and customization functions, including links to the multimedia.