Synopses & Reviews
The new fifth edition of Harm de Blij's Human Geography covers the major elements of the human "half" of geography. The book addresses the two binding themes of geography: the spatial perspective and the relationships between human societies and natural environments.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:
ENVIRONMENT AND HUMANITY.
The Earth as Humanity's Home.
Organizing Humanity.
POPULATION AND SPACE.
Demographies and Policies.
STREAMS OF HUMAN MOBILITY.
Why People Move.
Where People Move.
PATTERNS OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH.
A Geography of Nutrition.
Spatial Patterns of Disease.
GEOGRAPHY AND INEQUALITY.
A Geography of Gender.
LANDSCAPE AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF CULTURE.
Culture on the Land.
Cultural Perceptions and Processes.
PATTERNS OF LANGUAGE.
A Geography of Language.
Language Mosaics.
GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION.
Religous Origins and Distributions.
Religion, Culture, and Conflict.
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES OF FARMING.
Livelihoods from Land and Sea.
Commercial Agriculture on the Land.
THE URBANIZING WORLD.
Urbanization and Location.
Urban Pattern and Structure.
CULTURES, LANDSCAPES, AND REGIONS.
Concepts and Cultures of Development.
World Industrial Regions.
THE POLITICAL IMPRINT.
State Organization and Nation's Power.
Multinationalism on the Map.
Resources.