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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195419081

ISBN-139780195419085

eBay Product ID (ePID)30857324

Product Key Features

Number of Pages558 Pages

Publication NameHuman Geography

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEarth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography

Publication Year2004

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Science

AuthorWilliam Norton

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight63.5 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width11.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2004-299765

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal304.2

Table Of ContentFigures, Tables, BoxesPrefaceFifth Edition: Special FeaturesTo the StudentTo the InstructorAcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONThree Recurring ThemesWhy Human Geography?The Goal of Human GeographyThe Human Geographer at WorkAbout This BookAbout Being a Human GeographerSummaryFurther ExplorationsOn the WebPreclassical GeographyClassical GeographyThe Fifth to Fifteenth Centuries: Geography in Europe, China, and the Islamic WorldThe Age of European Exploration and DiscoveryGeography RethoughtInstitutionalization: 1874-1903Prelude to the Present: 1903-1970Contemporary GeographyPostscriptSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFuther ExplorationsOn the Web2. STUDYING HUMAN GEOGRAPHYPhilosophical OptionsHuman Geographic ConceptsTechniques of AnalysisA Concluding QuestionSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web3. THE EARTH: A HUMAN ENVIRONMENTPlanet EarthPhysical ProcessesMaking the Physical LandscapeGlobal EnvironmentsLife on EarthHuman OriginsConclusionSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web4. THE EARTH: A FRAGILE HOMEA Global PerspectiveHumans as Simplifiers of EcosystemsEnvironmental EthicsHuman ImpactsEarth's Vital SignsSustainability and Sustainable DevelopmentSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web5. THE HUMAN POPULATION: HISTORY AND CONCEPTSFertility and MortalityHistory of Population GrowthExplaining Population GrowthThe Need for Better ExplanationsSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web6. THE HUMAN POPULATION: AN UNEQUAL WORLDDistribution and DensityMigrationRefugeesThe Less Developed WorldSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web7. CULTURES: THE EVOLUTION AND REGIONALIZATION OF LANDSCAPEA World Divided by Culture?Humans in GroupsThe Evolution of CultureCultural RegionsThe Making of Cultural LandscapesLanguageReligionCultural GlobalizationSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web8. CULTURES: SYMBOLIC AND SOCIAL LANDSCAPESRethinking CultureTypes of SocietySocial TheoryLandscape as PlaceVernacular RegionsEthnicityLandscapes and Power RelationsFolk Culture and Popular CultureGroup Engineering in a Globalizing World?SummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web9. THE POLITICAL WORLDState CreationGeopolitics (and Geopolitik)The Stability of StatesThe Role of the StateElections: Geography MattersThe Geography of Peace and WarOur Geopolitical Future?SummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web10. INTERACTION AND ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATIONDistance Friction and Frictionless DistanceConcepts of Distance and SpaceDiffusionTransportationTradeTowards One WorldEconomic GlobalizationA Global Village?SummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web11. AGRICULTUREInventing and Reinventing Economic GeographyThe Agricultural Location ProblemDistance, Land Value, and Land UseWorld Agriculture: Origins and EvolutionWorld Agriculture: Types and RegionsA Marxist Perspective on AgriculturePolitical Ecology and AgricultureConsuming FoodSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web12. SETTLEMENTRural SettlementOrigins and Growth of CitiesUrban Locations I: Historical ExplanationsUrban Locations II: Central Place TheoryCities in the More Developed WorldCities in the Less Developed WorldSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the Web13. INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTThe Industrial Location ProblemThe Industrial RevolutionWorld Industrial PatternsRecreation and TourismThe Geography of Uneven DevelopmentSummaryLinks to Other ChaptersFurther ExplorationsOn the WebCONCULSION: THE HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF THE FUTURE...AND THE FUTURE OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHYChanging Human LandscapesChanging Human GeographyBeing Human Geographers: Where We BeganSummaryFurther ExplorationsOn the WebReferencesCreditsGlossaryIndex

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisFeaturing a completely new design, the fifth edition of Human Geography has been significantly revised and updated around the phenomenon of globalization. The book starts out by defining globalization a metaconcept-a concept that helps frame our understanding of essential geographical concepts such as space, location, place, region, distance, scale, diffusion, perception, development, and discourse. All chapters have been re-written to emphasize the importance of globalization in political geography, cultural geography, economic geography and other types of geographic study. In addition, more than 100 new photographs accompany the concepts in the text., Human Geography, 5e, offers a balanced introduction to to the concepts, methodologies, and history of the discipline; emphasizing how human geography evolved and continues to develop in response to globalization and other factors., The range of subject matter encompassed by human geography is perhaps the broadest of any academic discipline: from biology to philosophy, demography to politics, sociology to cultural studies, global warming to economic globalization. This textbook is no less wide-ranging. It offers a balanced, comprehensive introduction not only to essential concepts and methodologies but to the history of human geography, emphasizing how the discipline has evolved--and continues to develop--in response to changing human needs.Leading the way for Canadian students for more than a decade,Human Geography continues to present a truly global human geographic approach:*Generously illustrated with maps, figures, and a stunning new photo program, this fifth edition has been redesigned throughout to enhance readability and student's comprehension.*Accurate and timely, the fifth edition, like its predecessors, has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments in many areas, including globalization and geopolitical events, and includes the most up-to-date statistical information available.*Balanced and comprehensive, Human Geography presents a rich mix of international and Canadian examples.

LC Classification NumberGF41