The Uses Of Geography
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Author |
: Alexander B. Murphy |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 140 |
Release |
: 2018-12-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781509523047 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1509523049 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Geography by : Alexander B. Murphy
Ever since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography revealed that the earth was round, showed our ancestors where to plant crops, and helped them appreciate the diversity of the planet. Today, the world is changing at an unprecedented pace, as a result of rising sea levels, deforestation, species extinction, rapid urbanization, and mass migration. Modern technologies have brought people from across the globe into contact with each other, with enormous political and cultural consequences. As a subject concerned with how people, environments, and places are organized and interconnected, geography provides a critical window into where things happen, why they happen where they do, and how geographical context influences environmental processes and human affairs. These perspectives make the study of geography more relevant than ever, yet it remains little understood. In this engrossing book, Alexander B. Murphy explains why geography is so important to the current moment.
Author |
: National Research Council |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1997-03-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309051996 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309051991 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rediscovering Geography by : National Research Council
As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers. Rediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more. The committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers. Rediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: Social Studies |
Total Pages |
: 91 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781560041955 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1560041951 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Uses of Geography by :
Standard 17: How to apply geography to interpret the past -- Standard 18: To apply geography to interpret the present and plans for the future.
Author |
: Charles A. Heatwole |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2011-05-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781118068670 |
ISBN-13 |
: 111806867X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Geography For Dummies by : Charles A. Heatwole
Geography is more than just trivia, it can help you understand why we import or export certain products, predict climate change, and even show you where to place fire and police stations when planning a city. If you’re curious about the world and want to know more about this fascinating place, Geography For Dummies is a great place to start. Whether you’re sixteen or sixty, this fun and easy guide will help you make more sense of the world you live in. Geography For Dummies gives you the tools to interpret the Earth’s grid, read and interpret maps, and to appreciate the importance and implications of geographical features such as volcanoes and fault lines. Plus, you’ll see how erosion and weathering have and will change the earth’s surface and how it impacts people. You’ll get a firm hold of everything from the physical features of the world to political divisions, population, culture, and economics. You’ll also discover: How you can have a rainforest on one side of a mountain range and a desert on the other How ocean currents help to determine the geography of climates How to choose a good location for a shopping mall How you can properly put the plant to good use in everything you do How climate affects humans and how humans have affected the climate How human population has spread and the impact it has had on our world If you’re mixed up by map symbols or mystified by Mercator projections Geography For Dummies can help you find your bearings. Filled with key insights, easy-to-read maps, and cool facts, this book will expand your understanding of geography and today’s world.
Author |
: CAITLIN. FINLAYSON |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1096527197 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. (PRODUCT ID 23958336). by : CAITLIN. FINLAYSON
Author |
: Claudius Ptolemy |
Publisher |
: Cosimo Classics |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1605204382 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781605204383 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Geography of Claudius Ptolemy by : Claudius Ptolemy
Geography of Claudius Ptolemy, originally titled Geographia and written in the second century, is a depiction of the geography of the Roman Empire at the time. Though inaccurate due to Ptolemy's varying methods of measurement and use of outdated data, Geography of Claudius Ptolemy is nonetheless an excellent example of ancient geographical study and scientific method. This edition contains more than 40 maps and illustrations, reproduced based on Ptolemy's original manuscript. It remains a fascinating read for students of scientific history and Greek influence. CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY (A.D. 90- A.D. 168) was a poet, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and geographer who wrote in Greek, though he was a Roman citizen. He is most well-known for three scientific treatises he wrote on astronomy, astrology, and geography, respectively titled Almagest, Apotelesmatika, and Geographia. His work influenced early Islamic and European studies, which in turn influenced much of the modern world. Ptolemy died in Alexandria as a member of Greek society.
Author |
: Jean-Paul Rodrigue |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2013-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136777325 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136777326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Geography of Transport Systems by : Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.
Author |
: Martin Mahony |
Publisher |
: University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2020-03-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780822987550 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0822987554 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Weather, Climate, and the Geographical Imagination by : Martin Mahony
As global temperatures rise under the forcing hand of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions, new questions are being asked of how societies make sense of their weather, of the cultural values, which are afforded to climate, and of how environmental futures are imagined, feared, predicted, and remade. Weather, Climate, and Geographical Imagination contributes to this conversation by bringing together a range of voices from history of science, historical geography, and environmental history, each speaking to a set of questions about the role of space and place in the production, circulation, reception, and application of knowledges about weather and climate. The volume develops the concept of “geographical imagination” to address the intersecting forces of scientific knowledge, cultural politics, bodily experience, and spatial imaginaries, which shape the history of knowledges about climate.
Author |
: Robin Flowerdew |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 391 |
Release |
: 2013-10-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317873389 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317873386 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Methods in Human Geography by : Robin Flowerdew
First published in 2004. This text is an essential guide to current research approaches in human geography, covering all aspects of undertaking a geography research project, from the selection of an appropriate topic through to the organisation and writing of the final report. Covering a wide range of contemporary research methods, the authors provide practical advice on how to actually undertake a project.
Author |
: Grant Ian Thrall |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2002-04-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195360394 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195360397 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Business Geography and New Real Estate Market Analysis by : Grant Ian Thrall
This work focuses on integrating land-use location science with the technology of geographic information systems (GIS). The text describes the basic principles of location decision and the means for applying them in order to improve the real estate decision.