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Trusted for its timeliness, readability, and sound pedagogy, this best-seller introduces geography as a social science by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. Another main focus of the book is the relationship between globalization and cultural diversity, which is woven throughout the narrative. Rubenstein addresses these themes with a clear organization and presentation that engages students and appeals to instructors.
Thinking Geographically; Population; Migration; Folk and Popular Culture; Language; Religion; Ethnicity; Political Geography; Development; Agriculture; Industry; Services; Urban Patterns; Resource Issues.
A timely reference for anyone interested in learning more about human geography.
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Pearson s Encounter Series provides rich, interactive explorations of geoscience concepts through Google Earth activities, covering a range of topics in regional, human, and physical geography. For those who do not use MasteringGeography, all chapter explorations are available in print workbooks, as well as in online quizzes at www.mygeoscienceplace.com, accommodating different classroom needs. Each exploration consists of a worksheet, online quizzes whose results can be emailed to teachers, and a corresponding Google Earth KMZ file. Series consists of:
- Encounter Physical Geography by Jess C. Porter and Stephen O Connell (0321672526 / 9780321672520)
- Encounter World Regional Geography by Jess C. Porter (0321681754 / 9780321681751)
- Encounter Human Geography by Jess C. Porter (0321682203 / 9780321682208)
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Pearson's Encounter Human Geography provides rich, interactive explorations of human geography concepts through GoogleEarth activities. All chapter explorations are available in the print workbooks as well as in online quizzes, accommodating different classroom needs. All explorations include corresponding GoogleEarth media files, available for download from mygeoscienceplace.com.
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Pearson’s Encounter Series–Make GoogleEarth™ a part of your course!
Pearson's Encounter Human Geography provides rich, interactive explorations of human geography concepts through GoogleEarth activities. All chapter explorations are available in the print workbooks as well as in online quizzes, accommodating different classroom needs. All explorations include corresponding GoogleEarth media files.
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This package contains the following components:
-0321590031: Contemporary Human Geography
-0321682203: Encounter Human Geography
Synopsis
Pearson’s Encounter Series–Make GoogleEarth™ a part of your course!
Pearson's Encounter Human Geography provides rich, interactive explorations of human geography concepts through GoogleEarth activities. All chapter explorations are available in the print workbooks as well as in online quizzes, accommodating different classroom needs. All explorations include corresponding GoogleEarth media files.
About the Author
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). Originally from Baltimore, he is an avid Orioles fan. Stormy, a lab-pointer mix, takes Dr. Rubenstein for a long walk in the woods every day.
Table of Contents
1. Introductory Chapter
2. Basic Concepts of Place and Space
3. Population Issues
4. The Geography of Global Health
5. Migration
6. Folk and Popular Culture
7. Language
8. Religion
9. Ethnicity
10. Gender
11. Political Geography
12. Local, Regional, and Global Conflict
13. Development
14. Agriculture
15. Industry
16. Services
17. Urban Geography
18. Resource Issues
19. Nature and Society