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Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach

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Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach

Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach is a free eText designed for students enrolled in survey courses in Human/Cultural Geography or US Geography. Geography is a discipline that allows those who use it to ask questions, solve problems and communicate solutions about a wide range of issues. This text introduces readers to geography as discipline as it is used to better understand a variety of topics commonly of interest to geographers.

Geography (Human)Social Sciences
Author
Steven M. Graves
Publisher
California State University, Northridge
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 89 sections
  1. 01: WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY
  2. 1.01: A Short History of Geography
  3. 1.02: Geography as Discipline Key Aspects of the Jedi Way
  4. 1.03: Geography is a Way to See the World- Jedi Goggles
  5. 1.04: Geography is a Way to Ask Questions Jedi MindTricks
  6. 1.05: Geography is a Way to Solve Problems Jedi Weapons
  7. 1.06: Geography is a Way to Communicate Cartography the Jedi Language
  8. 1.07: Core Concepts
  9. 1.08: Cause and Effect
  10. 02: Culture and Cultural Practices
  11. 2.01: Folk Culture
  12. 2.02: Folk Regions
  13. 2.03: Folk Housing
  14. 2.04: Folk Music to Popular Music
  15. 2.05: The Geography of Sports
  16. 03: Agriculture and Foodways
  17. 3.01: Why do we eat this stuff
  18. 3.02: The Geography of Barbecue (BBQ)
  19. 3.03: Agricultural Regions
  20. 3.04: Von Thunens Model
  21. 3.05: Agriculture around the World
  22. 3.06: Agricultural Landscapes
  23. 04: Health and Disease
  24. 4.01: Health Metrics
  25. 4.02: Geography of Disease
  26. 4.03: Geography of Care
  27. 4.04: Regional Variations in Health Care
  28. 05: Language and Dialect
  29. 5.01: Introduction
  30. 5.02: World Languages
  31. 5.03: American Languages
  32. 5.04: Language on the Landscape
  33. 5.05: Toponyms Place Name Geography
  34. 5.06: Language and the Environment
  35. 06: Religion
  36. 6.01: Religious Realms
  37. 6.02: Diffusion of Religion
  38. 6.03: The Landscapes of Religion
  39. 6.04: Shrines and other Sacred Spaces
  40. 6.05: Religious Holiday Space
  41. 6.06: Cemeteries
  42. 6.07: Cultural Ecology of Religion
  43. 07: Politics and Power
  44. 7.01: Federalism vs. the Unitary State
  45. 7.02: Separatist Movements
  46. 7.03: Political Cultures
  47. 7.04: Electoral Politics -Boundary Drawing
  48. 7.05: Electoral Cartography
  49. 7.06: Political Landscapes
  50. 08: Crime and Punishment
  51. 8.01: Spatial Patterns of Crime
  52. 8.02: Geography of Punishment
  53. 8.03: Illegal Substances
  54. 8.04: CrimeMapping and Analysis
  55. 09: Ethnicity
  56. 9.01: Race
  57. 9.02: Language
  58. 9.03: Religion
  59. 9.04: National Heritage
  60. 9.05: Region
  61. 9.06: American-American
  62. 9.07: Space Makes Race
  63. 9.08: Ethnic Regions
  64. 9.09: Processes
  65. 9.10: Enforced Ethnic Regions
  66. 9.11: Black Ghetto Typology
  67. 9.12: Environmental Racism
  68. 9.13: Ethnicity and the Economy
  69. 9.14: Ethnic Landscapes
  70. 10: Gender and Sexual Identity
  71. 10.01: Gender and Identity in San Francisco California
  72. 10.02: Evolution of Gender Roles
  73. 10.03: Demographic Transition Model
  74. 10.04: Sex Ratio
  75. 10.05: Gendered Landscapes
  76. 11: Urban Geography
  77. 11.01: Defining Cities
  78. 11.02: Birth of Cities
  79. 11.03: Urban Morphology
  80. 11.04: City Life
  81. 11.05: Cityas Place
  82. 11.06: Sound of the City
  83. 12: Economic Geography
  84. 12.01: New Page
  85. 12.02: New Page
  86. 12.03: New Page
  87. 12.04: New Page
  88. 12.05: New Page
  89. 12.06: New Page