Human geography 10th Edition by Michael Mercier, William Norton ISBN 0199032939 ‎ 978-0199032938

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ISBN 10: 0199032939
ISBN 13: ‎ 978-0199032938
Author: Michael Mercier, William Norton

International in scope and written for Canadians – an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to Human Geography

The tenth edition of this bestselling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the discipline’s essential concepts and methods. With a well-balanced mix of international and Canadian examples, the text examines the ways in which human behaviour transforms the earth’s surface in response to changing social, cultural, political, and environmental factors.

Human geography 10th Table of contents:

1 What Is Human Geography?

Defining Human Geography

Concepts: Space, Place, and Region

Concepts: Interaction, Communication, and Movement

Geographic Tools

People and Places

Conclusion

Summary

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

2 Population and Health Geography

Population Distribution

Population Dynamics

Fertility

Mortality

Natural Increase

Government Policies

The Composition of a Population

History of Population Growth

Explaining Population Growth

Migration

Health Geographies

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

3 Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Identifying Global Inequalities

Explaining Global Inequalities

Interpreting the Significance of Global Inequalities

Feeding the World

Refugees

Natural Disasters and Diseases

Prospects for Economic Growth

Striving for Equality, Fairness, and Social Justice

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

4 Geographies of Culture and Landscape

A World Divided by Culture?

Formal Cultural Regions

Vernacular Cultural Regions

The Making of Cultural Landscapes

Cultural Variables: Language and Religion

Language

Religion

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

5 Geographies of Identity and Difference

The Cultural Turn

The Myth of Race

Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Identities and Landscapes

Geographies of Well-Being

Folk Culture and Popular Culture

Tourism

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

6 Political Geography

State Creation

Geopolitics (and Geopolitik)

Unstable States

Groupings of States

The Role of the State

Elections: Geography Matters

The Geography of Peace and War

Our Geopolitical Future?

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

7 An Urban World

An Urbanizing World

The Origins and Growth of Cities

The Location of Cities

Urban Systems and Hierarchies

Global Cities

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

8 Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Explaining Urban Form

Housing and Neighbourhoods

Suburbs and Sprawl

Inequality and Poverty

Cities as Centres of Production and Consumption

Transportation and Communication

Planning the City

Cities of the Less Developed World

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

9 Geographies of Food and Agriculture

The Geography of Food Production

Distance, Land Value, and Land Use

Domesticating Plants and Animals

The Evolution of World Agricultural Landscapes

World Agriculture Today: Types and Regions

Global Agricultural Restructuring

Food Production, Food Consumption, and Identity

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

10 Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Economic Activity

The Industrial Location Problem

The Industrial Revolution

Fossil Fuel Sources of Energy

World Industrial Geography

Globalization and Industrial Geographies

Uneven Development in More Developed Countries

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

11 Geographies of Globalization

Introducing Globalization

Geography as a Discipline in Distance

Overcoming Distance: Transportation

Overcoming Distance: Trade

Overcoming Distance: Transnational Corporations (TNCs)

Overcoming Distance: Transmitting Information

Interpreting, Conceptualizing, and Measuring Globalization

The Global Economic System

Cultural Globalization

Political Globalization

Globalization: Good or Bad?

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

12 Humans and the Environment

A Global Perspective

Environmental Concern

Human Impacts on Vegetation

Human Impacts on Animals

Human Impacts on Land, Soil, Air, and Water

Human Impacts on Climate

Earth’s Vital Signs

Sustainability and Sustainable Development

Conclusion

Summary

Links to Other Chapters

Questions for Critical Thought

Suggested Readings

Glossary

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