Description
Book SynopsisIn this collection of essays, geographers explore ten geographic ideas that have changed the world - ideas that impose shape on the world, mould understanding of the environment, and establish relationships between people and places.
Trade ReviewA wonderfully engaging book for those who wish to appreciate better the contributions made by geographers toward a better understanding of our world. It describes success stories that challenge geographers to achieve more. -- Edward A. Fernald * past president National Council for Geographic Education and *
An excellent and very readable introduction to the subject of modern geography. -- Risa Palm * professor of geography and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Ten Geographic Ideas that Changed the World
PART ONE: FRAMES OF THE WORLD
1 The Idea of the Map
2 The Weather Map: Exploiting Electronic Telecommunications to Forecast the Geography of the Atmosphere
3 Geographic Information System
PART TWO: THW WORLD AS HUMAN HOME
4 Human Adjustment
5 Water Budget Climatology
6 Human Transformation of the Earth
PART THREE: THE WORLD AS LINKED MOSAIC
7 Spatial Organization and Interdependence
8 Nested Hexagons: Central Place Theory
9 Megalopolis: The Future is Now
PART FOUR: CODA
10 Sense of Place
About the Contributors
Index
