|
Textbook
Human Geography, Canadian EditionJanuary 2012, ©2012
 |
Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture 1st Canadian edition is an engaging presentation of the dynamic and complex relationship between peoples and the worlds they inhabit. Each chapter is organized around five key themes and begins with a set of core questions that will keep students focused on the foundational concepts of this exciting field. Set within a global context and written with today s students in mind, we have included several unique topics that make this text the most up to date and relevant offering currently available for Canadian Human Geography classrooms.
Create a customized edition with Wiley Custom Select
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Human Geography
Chapter 2 Globalization and Geographies
Chapter 3 Political Geography
Chapter 4 Population
Chapter 5 Migration
Chapter 6 Human-Environment Relations
Chapter 7 Social Geographies Identities and Place
Chapter 8 Cultural Geography
Chapter 9 Agriculture
Chapter 10 Urban Geography
Chapter 11 Development
Chapter 12 Transportation
Chapter 13 Industry and Services
Chapter 1 Introduction to Human Geography
Chapter 2 Globalization and Geographies
Chapter 3 Political Geography
Chapter 4 Population
Chapter 5 Migration
Chapter 6 Human-Environment Relations
Chapter 7 Social Geographies Identities and Place
Chapter 8 Cultural Geography
Chapter 9 Agriculture
Chapter 10 Urban Geography
Chapter 11 Development
Chapter 12 Transportation
Chapter 13 Industry and Services
Hallmark Features
- The text is organized around 5 major themes (location, region, place, landscape) in each chapter.
- We have included a Transportation chapter which is not found in the two competing texts. Transportation issues are pivotal in the Canadian context and are deserving of a separate chapters.
- Each chapter contains a Guest Field Note by a new Canadian scholar. The author s explain how they came to be geographers and why they are interested in a particular area of research as well as a discussion of the research itself.
- Substantial glossary of key terms by chapter and quick definitions in the margins for easy reference.
- Each chapter is organized around a set of core questions. At the end of each section, there is a Main points text box which summarizes the key concepts for that section which is a good study guide and review for students.
- Up-to-date Canadian examples geared to a first year audience which will engage students.
