Rent 9780470484791 | Human Geography in Action, 5th Edition | Michael Kuby (Arizona State Univ.); John Harner (Univ. of Colorado at Colorado Springs); Patricia Gober (Arizona State Univ.) @knetbooks.com

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The new fifth edition enhances coverage in the field by enabling economists and political geographers to work online with GIS maps, spreadsheets, simulations, and animated graphs. The book has been updated to use maps of traditional foods and vernacular phrases for soft drinks to illustrate culture regions. Expanded discussions of migration include a look at international immigration. New material is also presented on the local food movement and the breakdown in negotiations for agricultural trade agreements at the Doha trade summit. In additio... MORE

Preface for the Instructor vii
Preface for the Student xv
Chapter 1
True Maps, False Impressions
Making, Manipulating, and Interpreting Maps
Introduction	p. 1
Case Study	p. 11
Activity 1: Scale	p. 15
Activity 2: Thematic Maps	p. 21
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 32
Chapter 2	... MORE
Layers of Tradition
Culture Regions at Different Scales
Introduction	p. 34
Case Study	p. 40
Activity 1: Mapping Culture Regions	p. 49
Activity 2: Culture Traits of Your Culture Sub-region	p. 53
Activity 3: Regional Imagery	p. 57
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 60
Chapter 3
Tracking the AIDS Epidemic in the United States
Diffusion through Space and Time
Introduction	p. 62
Case Study	p. 70
Activity 1: Mapping Diffusion of AIDS	p. 75
Activity 2: AIDS Rates and Distance from
Initial Centers	p. 79
Activity 3: S-Curves	p. 83
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 86
Chapter 4
Newton's First Law of Migration
The Gravity Model
Introduction	p. 89
Case Study	p. 97
Activity 1: Predicting Migration with the Gravity Model	p. 10
Activity 2: Scatter Diagram	p. 105
Activity 3: Residual Map	p. 107
Activity 4: Evaluation	p. 109
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 110
Chapter 5
One Billion and Counting
The Hidden Momentum of Population
Growth in India
Introduction	p. 112
Case Study	p. 122
Activity 1: Matching Demographic Descriptions with
Population Pyramids	p. 127
Activity 2: Demographic Momentum	p. 129
Activity 3: Interpreting Population Change	p. 135
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 136
Chapter 6
Help Wanted
The Changing Geography of Jobs
Introduction	p. 137
Case Study	p. 148
Activity 1: Regional Economic Specialization	p. 153
Activity 2: Regional Multipliers	p. 173
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 175
Chapter 7
Rags and Riches
The Dimensions of Development
Introduction	p. 177
Case Study	p. 194
Activity 1: Economic Model of Development	p. 201
Activity 2: Human Welfare Model of Development	p. 203
Activity 3: Comparing Economic Development and Human
Welfare Development Models	p. 205
Activity 4: Alternative Indicators of Development	p. 209
Definitions of Key Terns	p. 213
Chapter 8
Food for Thought
The Globalization of Agriculture
Introduction	p. 215
Case Study	p. 223
Activity 1: Agricultural Landscapes and
Production Methods	p. 227
Activity 2: Global Sources for Your
Local Supermarket	p. 235
Activity 3: Remote Sensing and Agricultural
Land-Use Change	p. 239
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 247
Chapter 9
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Market Areas and the Urban Hierarchy
Introduction	p. 249
Case Study	p. 254
Activity 1: Threshold of a Function	p. 261
Activity 2: Market Area Geography	p. 267
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 277
Chapter 10
Reading the Urban Landscape
Census Data and Field Observation
Introduction	p. 278
Case Study	p. 289
Activity 1: Census Tract Data	p. 291
Activity 2: Field Survey	p. 297
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 301
Chapter 11
The Disappearing Front Range
Urban Sprawl in Colorado
Introduction	p. 303
Case Study	p. 313
Activity 1: Transportation and Urban Growth	p. 317
Activity 2: Urban Sprawl Scenario Analysis	p. 321
Activity 3: Urban Sprawl Debate and Consensus
Building	p. 325
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 331
Chapter 12
Do Orange and Green Clash?
Residential Segregation in Northern Ireland
Introduction	p. 333
Case Study	p. 338
Activity 1: Mapping Religious Affiliation	p. 343
Activity 2: Index of Segregation	p. 347
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 354
Chapter 13
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Nations, States, and Nation-States
Introduction	p. 356
Case Study	p. 365
Activity 1: The Rise of Nationalism and the Fall of
Yugoslavia	p. 367
Activity 2: Iraqaphobia	p. 393
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 442
Chapter 14
Preserving the Planet
Human Impact on Environmental Systems
Introduction	p. 444
Case Study	p. 460
Activity I: Environmental Impacts (IPAT) by Development
Category	p. 465
Activity 2: Human-Environment Systems Analysis	p. 471
Activity 3: Conflicting Viewpoints on Environmental
Problems	p. 473
Definitions of Key Terms	p. 483
Appendix
Reference Maps
North American Cities	p. 485
North America	p. 487
World Map	p. 488
Index	p. 491
Photo Credits	p. 495
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