Human Geography in Action

by Kuby, Michael; Harner, John; Gober, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781118291528
• ISBN10: 1118291522
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2013-01-22
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Michael Kuby's 6th edition of Human Geography in Action, Binder Ready Version is comprised of 14 stimulating, concept-based chapters. The text aims to develop geographic problem-solving skills that prove valuable to readers. Each chapter begins with an introduction to a concept, followed by a case study tying the concept into the real world and wraps up with an activity. These engaging activities featured throughout the text further its Do Geography approach. Human Geography in Action, Binder Ready Version provides the opportunity to: use GIS to investigate ethnic distributions and culture regions, track the AIDS epidemic over space and time, model interstate migration flows, simulate India's demographic future, add new baseball franchises, animate past urban growth and assess future growth areas. This text is an unbound, binder-ready version.

Author Biography

Michael Kuby is the author of Human Geography in Action, 6th Edition Binder Ready Version, published by Wiley. John Harner is the author of Human Geography in Action, 6th Edition Binder Ready Version, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface for the Instructor ix

Preface for the Student xv

Chapter 1 True Maps, False Impressions: Making, Manipulating, and Interpreting Maps

Introduction 1

Case Study 10

Activity 113

Activity 219

Definitions of Key Terms 31

Chapter 2 Layers of Tradition: Culture Regions at Different Scales

Introduction 33

Case Study 39

Activity 147

Activity 251

Activity 355

Definitions of Key Terms 58

Chapter 3 Tracking the AIDS Epidemic in the United States: Diffusion Through Space and Time

Introduction 61

Case Study 67

Activity 171

Activity 275

Activity 379

Definitions of Key Terms 82

Chapter 4 Newton's First Law of Migration: The Gravity Model

Introduction 85

Case Study 93

Activity 197

Activity 2101

Activity 3103

Activity 4105

Definitions of Key Terms 106

Chapter 5 One Billion and Counting: The Hidden Momentum of Population Growth in India

Introduction 109

Case Study 117

Activity 1123

Activity 2125

Activity 3131

Definitions of Key Terms 132

Chapter 6 Help Wanted: The Changing Geography of Jobs

Introduction 133

Case Study 144

Activity 1151

Activity 2171

Definitions of Key Terms 173

Chapter 7 Rags and Riches: The Dimensions of Development

Introduction 175

Case Study 192

Activity 1199

Activity 2201

Activity 3203

Activity 4207

Definitions of Key Terms 211

Chapter 8 Food for Thought: The Globalization of Agriculture

Introduction 213

Case Study 221

Activity 1225

Activity 2233

Activity 3237

Definitions of Key Terms 245

Chapter 9 Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Market Areas and the Urban Hierarchy

Introduction 247

Case Study 252

Activity 1259

Activity 2265

Definitions of Key Terms 273

Chapter 10 Reading the Urban Landscape: Census Data and Field Observation

Introduction 275

Case Study 285

Activity 1287

Activity 2293

Definitions of Key Terms 297

Chapter 11 The Disappearing Front Range: Urban Sprawl in Colorado

Introduction 299

Case Study 309

Activity 1313

Activity 2317

Activity 3321

Definitions of Key Terms 327

Chapter 12 Do Orange and Green Clash? Residential Segregation in Northern Ireland

Introduction 329

Case Study 334

Activity 1339

Activity 2343

Definitions of Key Terms 348

Chapter 13 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Nations, States, and Nation-States

Introduction 351

Case Study 359

Activity 1361

Activity 2387

Definitions of Key Terms 417

Chapter 14 Preserving the Planet: Human Impact on Environmental Systems

Introduction 419

Case Study 433

Activity 1437

Activity 2443

Activity 3447

Definitions of Key Terms 456

Appendix Reference Maps

North American Cities 459

North America 461

World Map 462

Index 465

Photo Credits 468