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Human geography : landscapes of human activities

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : WCB/McGraw-Hill, c1999.Edition: 6th EditionDescription: x, 566 p. : illustration (some color), Karten (some color)ISBN:
  • 0697384977 (acidfree paper)
  • 9780697384973
  • 9780071157056
  • 0071157050
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.2 FEL
Contents:
Introduction - some background basics. Part 1 Themes and fundamentals of human geography: roots and meaning of culture; spatial interaction and spatial behaviour; 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. Part 5 Human actions and environmental impacts: human impacts on natural systems - geographic outlooks on global concerns; appendices.
Summary: This introduction to human geography focuses on culture, society, and human activity from a geographic perspective. Among the most distinctive features of the text is its well-integrated coverage of gender roles in society and culture.
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Included Glossary, Index.

Introduction - some background basics. Part 1 Themes and fundamentals of human geography: roots and meaning of culture; spatial interaction and spatial behaviour; 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. Part 5 Human actions and environmental impacts: human impacts on natural systems - geographic outlooks on global concerns; appendices.

This introduction to human geography focuses on culture, society, and human activity from a geographic perspective. Among the most distinctive features of the text is its well-integrated coverage of gender roles in society and culture.

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