Human Geography in Action by Patricia Gober, Michael Kuby and John Harner...

Description: Product Information: NEW BOOKMichael Kuby's 6th edition of Human Geography in Action 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 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. Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition23Table of ContentChapter 1: True Maps, False Impressions: Making, Manipulating,and Interpreting Maps. Chapter 2: Layers of Tradition: Culture Regions at DifferentScales. Chapter 3: Tracking the AIDS Epidemic in the United States:Diffusion through Space and Time. Chapter 4: Newton?s First Law of Migration: The GravityModel. Chapter 5: One Billion and Counting: The Hidden Momentum ofPopulation Growth in India. Chapter 6: Help Wanted: The Changing Geography of Jobs. Chapter 7: Rags and Riches: The Dimensions of Development. Chapter 8: Food for Thought: The Globalization ofAgriculture. Chapter 9: Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Market Areas and theUrban Hierarchy. Chapter 10: Reading the Urban Landscape: Census Data and FieldObservation. Chapter 11: The Disappearing Front Range: Urban Sprawl inColorado. Chapter 12: Do Orange and Green Clash? Residential Segregationin Northern Ireland. Chapter 13: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Nations, States, andNation-States. Chapter 14: Preserving the Planet: Human Impact on EnvironmentalSystems.Dewey Decimal304.2IllustratedYesAge LevelCollege AudienceCopyright Date2013AuthorJohn Harner, Patricia Gober, Michael KubyEdition Number6Number of Pages512 PagesLc Classification NumberGf41Lccn2012-039757

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