Description: * each chapter contains 'About Chapter One (etc.); 'Summary', 'Links to Other Chapters', 'Further Explorations', and 'On the Web'Figures, Tables, and BoxesPrefaceFourth 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 Geographer1. What Is Human Geography?Preclassical 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 GeographyPostscript2. Studying Human GeographyPhilosophical OptionsHuman Geographic ConceptsTechniques of AnalysisA Concluding Question3. The Earth: A Human EnvironmentPlanet EarthPhysical ProcessesMaking the Physical LandscapeGlobal EnvironmentsLife on EarthHuman OriginsConclusion4. The Earth: A Fragile HomeA Global PerspectiveHumans as Simplifiers of EcosystemsEnvironmental EthicsHuman ImpactsEarth's Vital SignsSustainability and Sustainable Development5. The Human Population: History and ConceptsFertility and MortalityHistory of Population GrowthExplaining Population GrowthThe Need for Better Explanations6. The Human Population: An Unequal WorldDistribution and DestinyMigrationRefugeesThe Less Developed World7. Cultures: The Evolution and Regionalization of LandscapeA World Divided by Culture?Humans in GroupsThe Evolution of CultureCultural RegionsThe Making of Cultural LandscapesLanguageReligion8. Cultures: Symbolic and Social LandscapesRethinking CultureTypes of SocietySocial TheoryLandscapes as PlaceVernacular RegionsEthnicityLandscapes and Power RelationsFolk Culture and Popular CultureGroup Engineering9. The Political WorldState CreationGeopolitics (and Geopolitik)The Stability of StatesThe Role of the StateElections: Geography MattersThe Geography of Peace and War10. AgricultureThe Agriculture Location ProblemDistance, Land Value, and Land UseWorld Agriculture: Origins, Evolution, and RegionsContemporary Agricultural Landscapes11. SettlementRural SettlementOrigins and Growth of CitiesUrban Locations: I. Historical ExplanationsUrban Locations: II. Central Place TheoryCities in the More Developed WorldCities in the Less Developed World12. Industry and Regional DevelopmentThe Industrial Location ProblemThe Industrial RevolutionWorld Industrial PatternsRecreation and TourismIndustrial RestructuringThe Geography of Uneven Development13. Interaction and GlobalizationConcepts of Distance and SpaceDiffusionTransportationTradeGlobalizationConclusion: The Human Geography of the Future...And the Future of Human GeographyChanging Human LandscapesChanging Human GeographyBeing a Human Geographer: Where We BeganReferencesCreditsGlossaryIndex

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