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Visualizing Human Geography: At Home in a Diverse World 3rd ed. [köitmata]

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Edited by (Oklahoma State University)
  • Formaat: Loose-leaf, 400 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 277x233x14 mm, kaal: 879 g, Illustrations, unspecified, Contains 1 Loose-leaf
  • Sari: VISUALIZING SERIES
  • Ilmumisaeg: 03-Aug-2017
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1119444152
  • ISBN-13: 9781119444152
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  • Formaat: Loose-leaf, 400 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 277x233x14 mm, kaal: 879 g, Illustrations, unspecified, Contains 1 Loose-leaf
  • Sari: VISUALIZING SERIES
  • Ilmumisaeg: 03-Aug-2017
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1119444152
  • ISBN-13: 9781119444152
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Newly revised, Visualizing Human Geography: At Home in a Diverse World, Third Edition maximizes the use of photographs, maps and illustrations to bring the colorful diversity of Human cultures, political systems, food production, and migration into the undergraduate classroom. This text provides readers with a thrilling approach to the subject, allowing them to see Human Geography as a dynamic and growing science and helping them move beyond the idea that geography is about memorization. Unique presentation of visuals facilitates reflection on the textual content of this text, providing a clear path to the understanding of key concepts. In its Third Edition, Visualizing Human Geography: At Home in a Diverse World includes improved coverage of migration and industry and new animations to support each chapter.

1. What Is Human Geography?

2. Globalization and Cultural Geography.

3. Population and Migration.

4. Geographies of Language.

5. Geographies of Religion.

6. Geographies of Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Sexuality, and Gender.

7. Political Geography.

8. Urban Geographies.

9. Geographies of Development.

10. Changing Geographies of Industry and Services.

11. Agricultural Geographies.

12. Environmental Challenges.

Appendix A: Understanding Map Projections.

Appendix B: Answers to Self-Tests.

Glossary.

Alyson L. Greiner is Professor of Geography at Oklahoma State University. She earned her PhD in Geography from the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught courses on cultural geography, world regional geography, the history of geographic thought, and the regional geography of Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Realm. She regularly teaches undergraduate, graduate, and honors students. She has received a Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award from the National Council for Geographic Education. From 2009-2012 she served as a Regional Councilor for the Association of American Geographers. Her scholarly publications include Anglo-Celtic Australia: Colonial Immigration and Cultural Regionalism (with Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov) and several peer-reviewed journal articles. She is presently the editor of the Journal of Cultural Geography.