Geography today : an encyclopedia of concepts, issues, and technology / Ian Muehlenhaus, editor
- Published
- Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 395 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Additional Creators
- Muehlenhaus, Ian, 1976-
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- Contents
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1. Geography Concepts; 1. Mapping and Technology; 2. Regional Geography; 3. Physical Geography; 4. Human Geography; 5. Environmental Geography; 6. Geography in Action; Part 2. A-Z Entries; Acculturation; Acid Rain; Agribusiness; Air Pollution; Anthropogenic Global Warming; Aquaculture; Atmosphere; Biodiversity; Biomes; Boundaries; Brexit; Carrying Capacity; Cartograms; Cartography; Central Business District (CBD); Central Place Theory; Chaparral; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Columbian Exchange; Community-Based Mapping, Conservation versus Preservation convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES); Core and Periphery; Cultural Convergence; Cultural Hearth; Demographic Transition Model; Demography; Desalination; Desertification; Deserts; Diffusion, Cultural; Droughts; Ecosystems; Ecotourism; El Niño and La Niña; Endangered Species; Energy Efficiency; Environmental Determinism; Epidemics; Equator; Eratosthenes; Erosion; European Union; Flow Resources; Food Security; Forests; Fossil Fuels; Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs); Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Glaciers, Global Positioning Systems (GPS)Google Maps; Greenhouse Gases; Heartland Theory; Human Development Index (HDI); Ibn Battuta; Idrisi, Mohammed al-; Indicator Species; International Date Line; Kyoto Protocol; Latitude and Longitude; Malthus, Thomas; Map Projections; Marsh, George Perkins; Mercator, Gerardus; Migration; More Developed Countries and Least Developed Countries (MDCs and LDCs); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Offshore Outsourcing; Organic Agriculture; Overpopulation; Ozone Depletion, and Paris Agreement (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)Plate Tectonics; Population Pyramid; Primate Cities; Prime Meridian; Ptolemy, Claudius; Push-Pull Factors; Realms; Regions: Formal, Functional, and Perceptual; Relative Location and Absolute Location; Remote Sensing; Renewable Energy; Shatterbelt; Site and Situation; Stateless Nations; Supranationalism; Sustainable Agriculture; Sustainable Development; Syncretism; Tragedy of the Commons; Transculturation; Transnational Corporations; Tundra; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Von Humboldt, Alexander
- Summary
- "Geography Today provides a thoughtful and thorough introduction to the study of geography--from maps and technology to the study of different cultures, political systems, and economies, and an investigation of plate tectonics and climate systems. Geography Today: An Encyclopedia of Concepts, Issues, and Technology approaches the study of geography by concept, in contrast to most other works, which are organized by world region. Geography curriculums have been moving away from teaching the topic on a regional basis and toward teaching it through broader concepts. This is modeled by the National Geography Standards, the National Council for Geographic Education's Roadmap for 21st Century Geography Education, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Resource System, and ABC-CLIO's own geography advisory board, comprised of high school geography teachers from across the United States. By introducing geography concepts, Geography Today sets the foundation for readers to understand why certain geographies may be the way they are. It further helps high school geography students to apply concepts to different contexts with 101 geography terms, themes, and concepts for quick-reference research and study. Provides readers with a concise explanation of geography concepts as laid out in the U.S. National Geography StandardsProvides real-world examples of geography in actionContains numerous resources to help readers fully understand the study of geography in the 21st century. Includes an A-to-Z quick reference section that enables students to dive deeper into specific terms, themes, and concepts"--EBSCO
- Subject(s)
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- ISBN
- 9781440872273 (electronic book)
1440872279 (electronic book)
9781440872266 (hardcover alkaline paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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