This market-leading book introduces college students to the breadth and spatial insights of the field of geography.
The authors' approach allows the major research traditions of geography to dictate the principal themes. Chapter
1 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. Each of the four parts of
this book centers on one of these geographic perspectives.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 2 Maps Part 1 The Earth Science Tradition 3 Physical Geography: Landforms 4 Physical Geography: Weather and Climate 5 The Geography of Natural Resources Part 2 The Culture-Environment Tradition 6 Population Geography 7 Cultural Geography 8 Spatial Interaction 9 Political Geography Part 3 The Location Tradition 10 Economic Geography 11 An Urban World 12 Human Impact on the Environment Part 4 The Area Analysis Tradition 13 The Regional Concept Appendices Glossary Index
