Introduces students to the four organizing traditions that have emerged through the long history of geographical thought and writing: earth science, culture-environment, location, and area analysis.
1 Introduction2 MapsPart 1 The Earth Science Tradition3 Physical
Geography: Landforms4 Physical Geography: Weather and Climate5 The
Geography of Natural ResourcesPart 2 The Culture-Environment Tradition6
Population Geography7 Cultural Geography8 Spatial Interaction9 Political
GeographyPart 3 The Location Tradition10 Economic Geography11 An Urban
World12 Human Impact on the EnvironmentPart 4 The Area Analysis Tradition13
The Regional ConceptAppendicesGlossaryIndex
Arthur Getis is Distinguished Professor of Geography Emeritus at San Diego State University
Judy Getis is now deceased. Judy was a professor at San Diego State University, San Diego.
