Contemporary human geography

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Contemporary human geography

James M. Rubenstein

Prentice Hall, c2010

1st ed

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Description

For courses in Human Geography. This innovative new text explores current human geography in the bold visual style that distinguishes Dorling Kindersley (DK) publications. This brief volume provides a springboard to essential geographic concepts. Topics within each chapter are organized into self-contained two-page spreads. Together with the graphics, Rubenstein's clear and efficient writing engages students, presenting complex information without sacrificing the high-quality geography essential to students and instructors.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Thinking Geographically 1.1 The history of geography 1.2 The science of geography 1.3 Reading maps 1.4 Contemporary mapping tools 1.5 Places: Unique locations 1.6 Regions: Unique areas 1.7 Scale: Global patterns 1.8 Space: Distribution of features 1.9 Connections between places Chapter 2 Population 2.1 Population concentrations 2.2 Population density 2.3 Components of growth 2.4 Fertility and morality 2.5 The demographic transition 2.6 Malthus 2.7 Declining birth rates 2.8 The epidemiological transition 2.9 Global health threats Chapter 3 Migration 3.1 Reasons to migrate 3.2 Characteristics of migrants 3.3 Global migration patterns 3.4 Guest workers 3.5 US immigration patterns 3.6 Immigrants to US 3.7 Immigration issues 3.8 Migration between regions 3.9 Migration within region Chapter 4 Culture 4.1 Origin and diffusion of folk culture 4.2 Origin and diffusion of popular culture 4.3 Sports 4.4 Housing 4.5 Food 4.6 Clothing 4.7 Popular media 4.8 Uniform landscape 4.9 Environmental damage Chapter 5 Language 5.1 Classifying languages 5.2 Distribution of languages 5.3 Indo-european languages 5.4 Origin and diffusion of English 5.5 English dialects 5.6 Global dominance of english 5.7 Multilingual states 5.8 Preserving endangered languages 5.9 French and Spanish in North America Chapter 6 Religion 6.1 Classifying religions 6.2 Distribution of religions 6.3 Distribution of US religions 6.4 Geographic origin of religions 6.5 Diffusion of religions 6.6 Religious structures 6.7 The calendar 6.8 Ireland 6.9 The middle east Chapter 7 Ethnicity 7.1 US ethnic distribution 7.2 African-American migration 7.3 Ethnicity and race 7.4 Transforming ethnicities into nationalities 7.5 Nation-states and multinational states 7.6 Combining and dividing ethnicities 7.7 Iraq 7.8 Ethnic cleansing 7.9 The Balkans Chapter 8 Political Geography 8.1 Defining states 8.2 Development of states 8.3 Colonies 8.4 Shapes of states 8.5 Boundaries between states 8.6 Boundaries inside states 8.7 Electoral geography 8.8 Cooperation among states 8.9 Terrorism Chapter 9 Development 9.1 Human development index 9.2 Gender-related development 9.3 Economic indicators 9.4 Social indicators 9.5 Health indicators 9.6 Self-sufficiency and international trade 9.7 World trade 9.8 Financing development 9.9 Fair trade Chapter 10 Agriculture 10.1 Origin of Agriculture 10.2 Agricultural regions 10.3 Rural settlements 10.4 Comparing subsistence and commercial agriculture 10.5 Subsistence agriculture regions 10.6 Commercial agriculture regions 10.7 Subsistence agriculture and population growth 10.8 Commercial agriculture and market forces 10.9 Sustainable agriculture Chapter 11 Industry 11.1 The industrial revolution 11.2 Distribution of industry 11.3 Situation factors 11.4 Steel production 11.5 Auto production 11.6 Ship by boat, rail, truck, or air? 11.7 Site factors 11.8 Textile and apparel production 11.9 Labor-intensive industries Chapter 12 Settlements and Services 12.1 Distribution of cities 12.2 Cities in history 12.3 Urbanization 12.4 Types of services 12.5 Hierarchy of business services 12.6 Coolness and innovation 12.7 Central place theory 12.8 Market area analysis 12.9 Hierarchy of services Chapter 13 Urban Patterns 13.1 The central business district 13.2 Defining urban settlements 13.3 Fragmented government 13.4 Models of internal structure 13.5 Social area analysis 13.6 Applying the models outside the US 13.7 Suburbanization 13.8 Inner city decline and renewal 13.9 Transportation Chapter 14 Resource Issues 14.1 Nonrenewable energy resources 14.2 Energy production and reserves 14.3 Mineral reserves 14.4 Air polution 14.5 Water polution 14.6 Land polution 14.7 Renewable resources 14.8 Recycling resources 14.9 Sustainability

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Details

  • NCID
    BB00552573
  • ISBN
    • 9780321590039
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xx, 363 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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