Contemporary human geography / James M. Rubenstein.

By:

Rubenstein, James M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Prentice Hall, c2010.Description: xx, 363 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cmISBN:

0321590031
9780321590039

Subject(s):

Human geography

DDC classification:

304.2 RUB

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	304.2 RUB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100339283

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This innovative new book explores current human geography in the bold visual style that distinguishes Dorling Kindersley (DK) publications. Thinking Geographically; Population; Migration; Culture; Language; Religion; Ethnicity; Political Geography; Development; Agriculture; Industry; Settlements and Services; Urban Patterns; Resource Issues. An interesting reference for anyone interested in learning more about human geography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Chapter 1 Thinking Geographically
1.1 The history of geography
1.2 The science of geography
1.3 Reading maps
1.4 Contemporary mapping tools
1.5 Places: Unique locations
1.6 Regions: Unique areas
1.7 Scale: Global patterns
1.8 Space: Distribution of features
1.9 Connections between places
Chapter 2 Population
2.1 Population concentrations
2.2 Population density
2.3 Components of growth
2.4 Fertility and morality
2.5 The demographic transition
2.6 Malthus
2.7 Declining birth rates
2.8 The epidemiological transition
2.9 Global health threats
Chapter 3 Migration
3.1 Reasons to migrate
3.2 Characteristics of migrants
3.3 Global migration patterns
3.4 Guest workers
3.5 US immigration patterns
3.6 Immigrants to US
3.7 Immigration issues
3.8 Migration between regions
3.9 Migration within region
Chapter 4 Culture
4.1 Origin and diffusion of folk culture
4.2 Origin and diffusion of popular culture
4.3 Sports
4.4 Housing
4.5 Food
4.6 Clothing
4.7 Popular media
4.8 Uniform landscape
4.9 Environmental damage
Chapter 5 Language
5.1 Classifying languages
5.2 Distribution of languages
5.3 Indo-european languages
5.4 Origin and diffusion of English
5.5 English dialects
5.6 Global dominance of english
5.7 Multilingual states
5.8 Preserving endangered languages
5.9 French and Spanish in North America
Chapter 6 Religion
6.1 Classifying religions
6.2 Distribution of religions
6.3 Distribution of US religions
6.4 Geographic origin of religions
6.5 Diffusion of religions
6.6 Religious structures
6.7 The calendar
6.8 Ireland
6.9 The middle east
Chapter 7 Ethnicity
7.1 US ethnic distribution
7.2 African-American migration
7.3 Ethnicity and race
7.4 Transforming ethnicities into nationalities
7.5 Nation-states and multinational states
7.6 Combining and dividing ethnicities
7.7 Iraq
7.8 Ethnic cleansing
7.9 The Balkans
Chapter 8 Political Geography
8.1 Defining states
8.2 Development of states
8.3 Colonies
8.4 Shapes of states
8.5 Boundaries between states
8.6 Boundaries inside states
8.7 Electoral geography

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Dr. James M. Rubenstein received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1975. His dissertation on French urban planning was later developed into a book entitled The French New Towns (Johns Hopkins University Press). In 1976 he joined the faculty at Miami University, where he is currently Professor of Geography. Besides teaching courses on Urban and Human Geography and writing textbooks, Dr. Rubenstein also conducts research in the automotive industry and has published two books on the subject entitled The Changing U.S. Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis (Routledge) and Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Auto Industry (The Johns Hopkins University Press).