Human Geography in Action, 2nd Edition

by Michael Kuby (Arizona State Univ.); Patricia Gober (Arizona State Univ.); John Harner (Univ. of Colorado at Colorado Springs)

• ISBN13: 9780471400936
• ISBN10: 0471400939
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The fourth edition of Human Geography in Action is highlighted by a robust new software platform via the Internet, enabling students to work with GIS maps, spreadsheets, simulations, and animated graphs. Additionally, instructors enjoy the option to use the WileyPLUS course management system for an enhanced learning environment. Many components from the third edition have been enhanced and updated, including data statistics. New web resources and further readings have also been added to each chapter.

Author Biography

Michael Kuby: Arizona State University John Harner: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Patricia Gober: Arizona State University

Table of Contents

Preface For the Instructor	xi
Preface For the Student	xvii
True Maps, False Impressions: Making, Manipulating, and Interpreting Maps
Introduction	1	(8)
Case Study	9	(4)
Activity 1	13	(5)
Activity 2	18	(13)
Definitions of Key Terms	31	(4)
Layers of Tradition: Culture Regions At Different Scales
Introduction	35	(6)
Case Study	41	(10)
Activity 1	51	(3)
Activity 2	54	(3)
Activity 3	57	(3)
Definitions of Key Terms	60	(3)
Tracking The Aids Epidemic In The United States: Diffusion Through Space and Time
Introduction	63	(5)
Case Study	68	(5)
Activity 1	73	(4)
Activity 2	77	(3)
Activity 3	80	(3)
Definitions of Key Terms	83	(4)
Newton's First Law of Migration: The Gravity Model
Introduction	87	(7)
Case Study	94	(5)
Activity 1	99	(4)
Activity 2	103	(2)
Activity 3	105	(2)
Activity 4	107	(1)
Definitions of Key Terms	108	(3)
One Billion and Counting: The Hidden Momentum of Population Growth in India
Introduction	111	(8)
Case Study	119	(6)
Activity 1	125	(1)
Activity 2	126	(5)
Activity 3	131	(1)
Definitions of Key Terms	132	(3)
Help Wanted: The Changing Geography of Jobs
Introduction	135	(11)
Case Study	146	(7)
Activity 1	153	(19)
Activity 2	172	(2)
Definitions of Key Terms	174	(5)
Rags and Riches: The Dimensions of Development
Introduction	179	(14)
Case Study	193	(6)
Activity 1	199	(2)
Activity 2	201	(1)
Activity 3	202	(5)
Activity 4	207	(3)
Definitions of Key Terms	210	(3)
Food For Thought: The Globalization of Agriculture
Introduction	213	(6)
Case Study	219	(6)
Activity 1	225	(7)
Activity 2	232	(3)
Activity 3	235	(8)
Definitions of Key Terms	243	(4)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Market Areas and the Urban Hierarchy
Introduction	247	(4)
Case Study	251	(8)
Activity 1	259	(5)
Activity 2	264	(8)
Definitions of Key Terms	272	(3)
Reading the Urban Landscape: Census Data and Field Observation
Introduction	275	(8)
Case Study	283	(2)
Activity 1	285	(7)
Activity 2	292	(5)
Definitions of Key Terms	297	(4)
The Disappearing Front Range: Urban Sprawl in Colorado
Introduction	301	(8)
Case Study	309	(6)
Activity 1	315	(3)
Activity 2	318	(5)
Activity 3	323	(7)
Definitions of Key Terms	330	(5)
Do Orange and Green Clash: Residential Segregation in Northern Ireland
Introduction	335	(4)
Case Study	339	(6)
Activity 1	345	(3)
Activity 2	348	(6)
Definitions of Key Terms	354	(3)
The Rise of Nationalism and the Fall of Yugoslavia: Nations, States, and Nation-States
Introduction	357	(6)
Case Study	363	(4)
Activity 1	367	(2)
Activity 2	369	(23)
Definitions of Key Terms	392	(3)
Preserving the Planet: Human Impact on Environmental Systems
Introduction	395	(10)
Case Study	405	(4)
Activity 1	409	(5)
Activity 2	414	(2)
Activity 3	416	(9)
Definitions of Key Terms	425	(4)
Appendix • Reference Maps
North America	429	(2)
North America	431	(2)
World Map	433	(2)
Index	435	(3)
Photo Credits	438