Human Geography
Landscapes of Human Activities
6th Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-07-235678-6 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to human/cultural geography that focuses on culture, society, and human activity from a geographic perspective, this book can be used for taking the first course in Human Geography degrees. Among the topics discussed is the importance of of gender roles in society and culture.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
colour and b&w illustrations, colour maps
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-235678-6 (9780072356786)
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Content
Introduction - some background basics. Part 1 Themes and fundamentals of human geography: roots and meaning of culture; spatial interaction and spatial behavior; 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; human actions and environmental impacts; human impacts on natural systems - geographic outlooks on global concerns. Appendices: map projections; 1998 world population data; Anglo-American reference map.