Human geography : landscapes of human activities
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Human geography : landscapes of human activities
WCB/McGraw-Hill, c1999
6th ed
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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pbk. ISBN 9780071157056
Description
An introduction to human/cultural geography, this text focuses on culture, society and human activity from a geographic perspective. It provides a balanced approach to a broad range of topics including coverage of gender roles in society and culture.
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ISBN 9780697384973
Description
This introduction to human geography focuses on culture, society, and human activity from a geographic perspective. Among the most distinctive features of the text is its well-integrated coverage of gender roles in society and culture.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - some background basics. Part 1 Themes and fundamentals of human geography: roots and meaning of culture
- spatial interaction and spatial behaviour
- population - world patterns, regional trends. Part 2 Patterns of diversity and unity: language and religion -mosaics of culture
- ethnic geography - threads of diversity
- folk and popular culture - diversity and uniformity. Part 3 Dynamic patterns of the space economy: livelihood and economy - primary activities
- livelihood and economy - from blue collar to gold collar
- patterns of development and change. Part 4 Landscapes of functional organization: urban systems and urban structures
- the political ordering of space. Part 5 Human actions and environmental impacts: human impacts on natural systems - geographic outlooks on global concerns
- appendices.
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