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Introduction to Human Geography

David Dorrell, Joseph Henderson, Todd Lindley, and Georgeta Connor

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"Geography is a diverse discipline that has some sort of connection to most every other academic discipline. This connection is the spatial perspective, which essentially means if a phenomenon can be mapped, it has some kind of relationship to geography.Studying the entire world is a fascinating subject, and geographical knowledge is fundamental to a competent understanding of our world. In this chapter, you will learn what geography is as well as some of the fundamental concepts that underpin the discipline. These fundamental terms and concepts will be interwoven throughout the text, so a sound understanding of these topics is critical as you delve deeper into the chapters that follow."

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  1. I. Chapter 1: Introduction to Geography

    1. 1. 1.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 2. 1.2 WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?
    3. 3. 1.3 MAPPING THE WORLD
    4. 4. 1.4 WHERE IN THE WORLD AM I?
    5. 5. 1.5 HOW DO I DESCRIBE WHERE I AM?
    6. 6. 1.6 GEOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
    7. 7. 1.7 CHANGES IN PLACES: DIFFUSION
    8. 8. 1.8 THE HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIP
    9. 9. 1.9 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    10. 10. 1.10 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    11. 11. 1.11 ENDNOTES

  2. II. Chapter 2: Population and Health

    1. 12. 2.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 13. 2.2 THINKING ABOUT POPULATION
    3. 14. 2.3 POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
    4. 15. 2.4 POPULATION IS DYNAMIC
    5. 16. 2.5 THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
    6. 17. 2.6 MEASURING THE IMPACT OF POPULATION
    7. 18. 2.7 FUTURE POPULATION
    8. 19. 2.8 GEOGRAPHY OF HEALTH
    9. 20. 2.9 SUMMARY
    10. 21. 2.10 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    11. 22. 2.11 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    12. 23. 2.12 ENDNOTES

  3. III. Chapter 3: Migration

    1. 24. 3.1 MIGRATION AND GEOGRAPHY: A (VERY) BRIEF HISTORY
    2. 25. 3.2 DEFINITIONS AND DATA
    3. 26. 3.3 GLOBAL, NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL PATTERNS
    4. 27. 3.4 DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION, MIGRATION, AND POLITICAL POLICY
    5. 28. 3.5 CULTURE, GLOBALIZATION, AND ECONOMICS OF MIGRATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
    6. 29. 3.6 THE FUTURE OF HUMAN MOVEMENT AND CONCLUSION
    7. 30. 3.7 KEYS TERM DEFINED
    8. 31. 3.8 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    9. 32. 3.9 ENDNOTES

  4. IV. Chapter 4: Folk Culture and Popular Culture

    1. 33. 4.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 34. 4.2 THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
    3. 35. 4.3 FOLK CULTURE
    4. 36. 4.4 THE CHANGING CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
    5. 37. 4.5 POPULAR CULTURE
    6. 38. 4.6 THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE LOCAL AND THE GLOBAL
    7. 39. 4.7 GLOBAL CULTURE
    8. 40. 4.8 RESISTANCE TO POPULAR CULTURE
    9. 41. 4.9 SUMMARY
    10. 42. 4.10 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    11. 43. 4.11 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    12. 44. 4.12 ENDNOTES

  5. V. Chapter 5: The Geography of Language

    1. 45. 5.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 46. 5.2 LANGUAGE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CULTURE
    3. 47. 5.3 CLASSIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LANGUAGES
    4. 48. 5.4 LANGUAGE IN THE PHYSICAL, BUSINESS AND DIGITAL WORLDS
    5. 49. 5.5 SUMMARY
    6. 50. 5.6 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    7. 51. 5.7 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    8. 52. 5.8 ENDNOTES

  6. VI. Chapter 6: Religion

    1. 53. 6.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 54. 6.2 OVERVIEW OF MAJOR RELIGIONS
    3. 55. 6.3 DIFFUSION OF MAJOR RELIGIONS
    4. 56. 6.4 RELIGIOUS CONFLICT
    5. 57. 6.5 SUMMARY
    6. 58. 6.6 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    7. 59. 6.7 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    8. 60. 6.8 ENDNOTES

  7. VII. Chapter 7: Ethnicity and Race

    1. 61. 7.1 WHAT ARE ETHNICITY AND RACE?
    2. 62. 7.2 RELEVANCE OF RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
    3. 63. 7.3 ETHNICITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
    4. 64. 7.4 RELEVANCE OF RACE AND ETHNICITY IN OTHER PLACES
    5. 65. 7.5 SUMMARY
    6. 66. 7.6 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    7. 67. 7.7 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    8. 68. 7.8 ENDNOTES

  8. VIII. Chapter 8: Political Geography

    1. 69. 8.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 70. 8.2 HOW POLITICAL SPACE IS ORGANIZED
    3. 71. 8.3 COOPERATION BETWEEN STATES
    4. 72. 8.4 BOUNDARIES AND BOUNDARY DISPUTES
    5. 73. 8.5 THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
    6. 74. 8.6 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    7. 75. 8.7 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    8. 76. 8.8 ENDNOTES

  9. IX. Chapter 9: Development and Wealth

    1. 77. 9.1 DEVELOPMENT AND GEOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION
    2. 78. 9.2 IMPORTANT TERMS & CONCEPTS
    3. 79. 9.3 GLOBAL, NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL PATTERNS
    4. 80. 9.4 ROSTOW'S STAGES OF GROWTH AND POLITICAL POLICY
    5. 81. 9.5 NEW MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT
    6. 82. 9.6 CONCLUSION
    7. 83. 9.7 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    8. 84. 9.8 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING

  10. X. Chapter 10: Agriculture and Food

    1. 85. 10.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 86. 10.2 AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
    3. 87. 10.3 GLOBAL CHANGES IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
    4. 88. 10.4 CONCLUSION
    5. 89. 10.5 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    6. 90. 10.6 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING

  11. XI. Chapter 11: Industry

    1. 91. 11.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 92. 11.2 MARX'S TENDENCY OF THE RATE OF PROFIT TO FALL
    3. 93. 11.3 FACTORS FOR LOCATION
    4. 94. 11.4 THE EXPANSION (AND EVENTUAL DECLINE) OF INDUSTRY
    5. 95. 11.5 GLOBAL PRODUCTION
    6. 96. 11.6 SUMMARY
    7. 97. 11.7 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    8. 98. 11.8 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    9. 99. 11.9 ENDNOTES

  12. XII. Chapter 12: Human Settlements

    1. 100. 12.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 101. 12.2 RURAL SETTLEMENT PATTERNS
    3. 102. 12.3 URBANIZATION
    4. 103. 12.4 URBAN PATTERNS
    5. 104. 12.5 CONCLUSION
    6. 105. 12.6 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    7. 106. 12.6 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING
    8. 107. 12.7 ENDNOTES

  13. XIII. Chapter 13: Environment and Resources

    1. 108. 13.1 INTRODUCTION
    2. 109. 13.2 NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
    3. 110. 13.3 RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
    4. 111. 13.4 POLLUTION
    5. 112. 13.5 PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
    6. 113. 13.6 KEY TERMS DEFINED
    7. 114. 13.7 WORKS CONSULTED AND FURTHER READING

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“Geography is a diverse discipline that has some sort of connection to most every other academic discipline. This connection is the spatial perspective, which essentially means if a phenomenon can be mapped, it has some kind of relationship to geography.

Studying the entire world is a fascinating subject, and geographical knowledge is fundamental to a competent understanding of our world. In this chapter, you will learn what geography is as well as some of the fundamental concepts that underpin the discipline. These fundamental terms and concepts will be interwoven throughout the text, so a sound understanding of these topics is critical as you delve deeper into the chapters that follow.”

Chapters include:

  • Population and Health
  • Migration
  • Folk Culture and Popular Culture
  • Geography of Language
  • Religion
  • Ethnicity and Race
  • Political Geography
  • Development and Wealth
  • Industry
  • Human Settlements
  • Environment and Resources

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David Dorrell, Joseph Henderson, Todd Lindley, and Georgeta Connor

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