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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Physical Geography
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 02: Physical Geography · 2.01: Introduction to Physical Geography
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Cultural Geography (C-ID GEOG 120)
Jean-Yves Merilus · Coalinga College
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Cultural Geography · 1.02: Part 1- Introduction to Cultural Geography · 1.04: Geography as Discipline
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Physical Geography
K. Allison Lenkeit-Meezan · Foothill College
Physical geography is the study of the earth's dynamic systems: its air, water, weather climate, landforms, rocks, soils, plants, ecosystems and biomes and how humans interact with the earth's systems. Physical geography is the study of the world around you. Everyone, every day, interacts with the earth's dynamic systems.
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The Western World - Daily Readings on Geography
Joel Quam & G. Scott Campbell · College of DuPage
In the contents: 1.02: What is Regional Geography · 1.03: Cultural Geography · 1.04: Economic Geography
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California Geography
Jeremy Patrich · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 04: Historic and Present Biogeography · 7.03: CALIFORNIAS POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY · 10.02: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Geography
El Paso Independent School District · CK12
In the contents: 1.01: Geography Basics (8 Days) · 3.01: Physical Geography of the United States and Canada (2 Days) · 4.05: South America- Physical Geography (1 Day)
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Physical Geography: our Beautiful World
Arnaud Temme, Kansas State University · LibreTexts
In the contents: 01: Essentials of Geography · 1.01: The Discipline of Geography · 1.1.01: Principles of Geography
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World Geography A/B
Nina Sprouse · Mizzou Academy
In the contents: 1.7: Sub-Disciplines of Geography · 2.01: European Physical Geography and Boundaries · 3.01: Russia's Physical Geography and Climate
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Introduction to Human Geography
David Dorrel & Joseph P. Henderson · Georgia Gwinnett College
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Geography · 1.02: What Is Geography · 2.08: Geography of Health
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World Regional Geography: Understanding World Regions
Jean-Yves Merilus · Coalinga College
In the contents: 1.07: Sub-Disciplines of Geography · 2.01: European Physical Geography and Boundaries · 3.01: Russia's Physical Geography and Climate
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Physical Geography Lab Manual
Waverly C. Ray, Taya C. Lazootin, Scott J. Crosier, Jeremy G. Patrich, and Aline Nortes Gregorio · ASCCC Open Educational Resorces Initiative (OERI)
In the contents: 1.20: Lab 20 - Biogeography
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World Regional Geography
Caitlin Finlayson · University of Mary Washington
In the contents: 1.07: Sub-Disciplines of Geography · 2.01: European Physical Geography and Boundaries · 3.01: Russia's Physical Geography and Climate
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GEOG 11003 Introduction to Geography
Chester Cornell · Arkansas State University-Beebe
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Geography · 1.02: What Is Geography · 2.08: Geography of Health
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Introduction to Geography
Cameron McCormick · Spokane Falls Community College
In the contents: 01: Physical Geography · 1.13: Biogeography · 02: Human Geography
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Physical Geography and Natural Disasters
R. Adam Dastrup · Salt Lake Community College
In the contents: 1.02: Geography as a Science
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Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach
Steven M. Graves · California State University, Northridge
In the contents: 01: WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY · 1.01: A Short History of Geography · 1.02: Geography as Discipline Key Aspects of the Jedi Way
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Introduction to Human Geography
David Dorrell; Joseph Henderson · University of North Georgia Press · 2018
Geography is a diverse discipline that has some sort of connection to most every other academic discipline. This connection is the spatial perspective, which essentially means if a phenomenon can be mapped, it has some kind of relationship to geography. Studying the entire world is a fascinating subject, and geographical knowledge is fundamental to a competent understanding of our world. In this chapter, you will learn what geography is as well as some of the fundamental concepts that underpin the discipline. These fundamental terms and concepts will be interwoven throughout the text, so a sound understanding of these topics is critical as you delve deeper into the chapters that follow.
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A Historical Geography of North America
Charles Travis · Mavs Open Press · 2026
This book offers an accessible and critical look at the historical geography of North America. Placing an emphasis on the continent's various human geographies, the book discusses how they developed and interacted across North America’s various physiographic regions. Highlighting spatial entanglements of culture, ethnicity, and religion, the book addresses the development of technology within the context of the historical extraction and consumption of the continent’s natural resources. Engaging a time span that reaches back to the Pre-Columbian Era, and up to the early decades of the twenty-first century, the book provides a broad survey of North America's historical geography.
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Human Geography
Christine Rosenfeld; Nathan Burtch · Virginia's Academic Library Consortium (VIVA) · 2023
Welcome to Human Geography! If you are interested in how humans interact with the environment and how human systems are geographically distributed over space, then you’ve found your place. We hope that find this textbook useful and enjoyable; please dive in by clicking “Contents” to immerse yourself in all-things-human geography.
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Fundamentals of Human Geography
Wing Cheung · Wing Cheung · 2023
Fundamentals of Human Geography is a college-level digital textbook aimed at introducing undergraduate students to the field of human and cultural geography. This digital textbook was initially conceived as an interactive supplemental guide for an open-source textbook on Human Geography (Introduction to Human Geography ). However, as more materials were added to this digital textbook, it slowly evolved into a standalone textbook on Human Geography which can be used by itself or as a supplemental guide. Be sure to explore all of the interactive content in each chapter and read the captions carefully, as a number of critical concepts are introduced in the interactive content. Be sure to also review the FAQ section for answers to commonly asked questions about technical aspects of this textbook.