Human Geography in Action

514 Pages·2013·64.45 MB·English

by  Michael Kuby

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6
TH Edition
Human Geography
in Action
MICHAEL KUBY
Arizona State University
JOHN HARNER
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
PATRICIA GOBER
Arizona State University
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Kuby, Michael.
Human geography in action/Michael Kuby, John Harner, Patricia Gober. — 6th ed.
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Contents
Preface for the Instructor ix CHAPTER 6
Preface for the Student xxiii Help Wanted: The Changing Geography of Jobs
Introduction 142
CHAPTER 1
Case Study 154
True Maps, False Impressions: Making, Manipulating,
Activity 1: Regional Economic Specialization 161
and Interpreting Maps
Activity 2: Regional Multipliers 181
Introduction 1 Definitions of Key Terms 183
Case Study 11
CHAPTER 7
Activity 1: Scale 15
Rags and Riches:
Activity 2: Thematic Maps 21
The Dimensions of Development
Definitions of Key Terms 32
CHAPTER 2 Introduction 186
Layers of Tradition: Culture Regions at Different Scales Case Study 201
Activity 1: Economic Model of Development 209
Introduction 34 Activity 2: Human Welfare Model of
Case Study 41 Development 213
Activity 1: Mapping Culture Regions 49 Activity 3: Comparing Economic Development
Activity 2: Culture Traits of Your Culture Subregion 53 and Human Welfare Development Models 215
Activity 3: Regional Imagery 57 Activity 4: Alternative Indicators of
Definitions of Key Terms 60 Development 219
Definitions of Key Terms 223
CHAPTER 3
Tracking the AIDS Epidemic in the United States: CHAPTER 8
Diffusion Through Space and Time Food for Thought:
The Globalization of Agriculture
Introduction 62
Case Study 70 Introduction 225
Activity 1: Mapping the Diffusion of AIDS 75 Case Study 234
Activity 2: AIDS Rates and Distance from Activity 1: Agricultural Landscapes and Production
Initial Centers 79 Methods 239
Activity 3: S-curves 83 Activity 2: Global Sources for Your Local
Definitions of Key Terms 86 Supermarket 245
Activity 3: Remote Sensing and Agricultural
CHAPTER 4
Land-Use Change 249
Newton’s First Law of Migration: The Gravity Model
Definitions of Key Terms 257
Introduction 88
CHAPTER 9
Case Study 99
Take Me Out to the Ball Game:
Activity 1: Predicting Migration with the Gravity Model 103
Market Areas and the Urban Hierarchy
Activity 2: Scatter Diagram 107
Activity 3: Residual Map 109 Introduction 260
Activity 4: Evaluation 111 Case Study 267
Definitions of Key Terms 112 Activity 1: Threshold of a Function 275
Activity 2: Market Area Geography 281
CHAPTER 5
Definitions of Key Terms 291
One Billion and Counting: The Hidden Momentum of
Population Growth in India CHAPTER 10
Reading the Urban Landscape:
Introduction 114
Census Data and Field Observation
Case Study 125
Activity 1: Matching Demographic Descriptions with Introduction 293
Population Pyramids 131 Case Study 307
Activity 2: Demographic Momentum 133 Activity 1: Census Tract Data 309
Activity 3: Interpreting Population Change 139 Activity 2: Field Survey 315
Definitions of Key Terms 140 Definitions of Key Terms 319
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viii ▶ Contents
CHAPTER 11
Activity 1: The Rise of Nationalism and the Fall of
The Disappearing Front Range: Urban Sprawl in
Yugoslavia 393
Colorado
Activity 2: Iraqaphobia 399
Definitions of Key Terms 411
Introduction 321
Case Study 334
Activity 1: Transportation and Urban Growth 339 CHAPTER 14
Activity 2: Urban Sprawl Scenario Analysis 343 Preserving the Planet: Human Impact on
Activity 3: Urban Sprawl Debate and Consensus Environmental Systems 414
Building 347
Introduction 414
Definitions of Key Terms 353
Case Study 430
CHAPTER 12 Activity 1: Environmental Impacts (IPAT) by Development
Do Orange and Green Clash? Residential Category: A Global Warming Case Study 439
Segregation in Northern Ireland Activity 2: Human-Environment Systems Analysis 445
Activity 3: Conflicting Viewpoints on Environmental
Introduction 356 Problems 447
Case Study 361 Definitions of Key Terms 457
Activity 1: Mapping Religious Affiliation 367
Activity 2: Index of Segregation 371
APPENDIX
Definitions of Key Terms 378
Reference Maps
CHAPTER 13
North American Cities 459
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do:
World Map 460
Nations, States, and Nation-States
North America 462
Introduction 380
Index 463
Case Study 390
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