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Human geography / Kyle Tredinnick, Geographic Educator.

By: Series: --For dummiesPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024Description: x, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781394208272
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 304.2 T71 2024
Contents:
Introduction PART 1: Introduction to human geography. Welcome to human geography ; The history of human geography ; The five themes of geography ; The philosophies of geography PART 2: The geography of human habitation. Where are the people? ; Where the people aren't ; Where the people are going ; Why the people are going ; Where the people are concentrated ; Where people live PART 3: The spatial organization of human systems. How a people become a culture ; How a culture spreads ; Establishing a state ; What a state faces from within ; Withstanding outside forces on a state PART 4: The spatial organization of human economic systems. The people need food ; The people need more food ; The people need economic opportunities ; The people need goods and services ; The people need a healthy environment PART 5: The part of tens. Ten human geography careers ; Ten places to visit to see human geography in action
Summary: Human geography is the study of how people move around--within communities, across cultures, and around the world. If you're taking a human geography class or looking for a better understanding of our world, this Dummies guide has got you covered. Written in plain-English, this book tracks concepts covered in an introductory course, such as migration patterns, agriculture, political borders, and environmental issues. Clearer than a textbook and more interesting than an online article, this is the human geography resource you need.--Page [4] of cover
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Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 304.2 T71 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU005703

Includes index.

Introduction
PART 1: Introduction to human geography. Welcome to human geography ; The history of human geography ; The five themes of geography ; The philosophies of geography
PART 2: The geography of human habitation. Where are the people? ; Where the people aren't ; Where the people are going ; Why the people are going ; Where the people are concentrated ; Where people live
PART 3: The spatial organization of human systems. How a people become a culture ; How a culture spreads ; Establishing a state ; What a state faces from within ; Withstanding outside forces on a state
PART 4: The spatial organization of human economic systems. The people need food ; The people need more food ; The people need economic opportunities ; The people need goods and services ; The people need a healthy environment
PART 5: The part of tens. Ten human geography careers ; Ten places to visit to see human geography in action

Human geography is the study of how people move around--within communities, across cultures, and around the world. If you're taking a human geography class or looking for a better understanding of our world, this Dummies guide has got you covered. Written in plain-English, this book tracks concepts covered in an introductory course, such as migration patterns, agriculture, political borders, and environmental issues. Clearer than a textbook and more interesting than an online article, this is the human geography resource you need.--Page [4] of cover

College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Studies

English

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