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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY. 1. The Power of Geography: Geographic Thinking. 2. Geographic Inquiry: Data, Tools and Technology. Part II: POPULATION AND MIGRATION PATTERNS AND PROCESSES. 3. Patterns of Population. 4. Population Growth and Decline. 5. Migration. Part III: CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES. 6. Concepts of Culture. 7. Cultural Change. 8. Spatial Patterns of Language and Religion. Part IV: POLITICAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES. 9. The Contemporary Political Map. 10. Spatial Patterns of Political Power. 11. Political Challenges and Changes. Part V: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LAND PATTERNS AND PROCESSES. 12. Agriculture: Human-Environment Interaction. 13. Patterns and Practices of Agricultural Production. 14. Agricultural Sustainability in a Global Market. Part VI: CITIES AND URBAN LAND-USE PATTERNS AND PROCESSES. 15. Urban Settlements. 16. The Urban Landscape. 17. Urban Living. Part VII: INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND PROCESSES. 18. The Growth and Diffusion of Industrialization. 19. Measuring Human Development. 20. Globalization, Interdependence and Sustainability.
