Introduction to Geography: People, Places, and Environment (2nd Edition)

1. Introduction To Geography -- What Is Geography? -- Contemporary Approaches In Geography -- Area Analysis -- Spatial Analysis -- Physical And Human Systems -- Describing Earth -- Conclusion: Critical Issues For The Future -- 2. Weather And Climate -- Energy And Weather -- Precipitation -- Circulation Patterns -- Climate -- Classifying Climate -- Earth's Climate Regions -- Climate Change -- 3. Landforms -- Plate Tectonics -- Slopes And Streams -- Ice, Wind, And Waves -- The Dynamic Earth -- 4. The Hydrosphere And Biosphere -- Biochemical Cycles -- Carbon, Oxygen, And Nutrient Flows In The Biosphere -- Soil -- Ecosystems -- Biomes: Global Patterns In The Biosphere -- 5. Population, Population Increase, And Migration -- The Distribution And Density Of Human Settlement -- World Population Growth -- Other Significant Demographic Patterns -- Migration -- Migration Today -- 6. Cultural Geography -- Cultural Evolution Contrasts With Cultural Diffusion -- Culture Realms -- The Global Diffusion Of European Culture -- 7. The Geography Of Languages And Religions -- Defininglanguages And Language Regions -- The Development And Diffusion Of Languages -- Linguistic Differentiation In The Modern World -- The Teachings, Origin, And Diffusion Of The World's Major Religions -- The Political And Social Impact Of The Geography Of Religion -- 8. The Human Food Supply -- Food Supplies Over The Past 200 Years -- Agriculture Today -- Livestock Around The World -- Food Supplies In The Future -- World Distribution Of Food Supplies And Production -- The Harvest Of Fish -- 9. Earth's Resources And Environmental Protection -- What Is A Natural Resource? -- Mineral And Energy Resources -- Air And Water Resources -- Forests -- 10. Cites And Urbanization -- Urban Functions -- The Locations Of Cities -- World Urbanization -- The Internal Geography Of Cities -- Cities And Suburbs In The United States -- 11. A World Of States -- The Development Of The Nation-state Idea -- Efforts To Achieve A World Map Of Nation-states -- How States Demarcate And Organize Territory -- Measuring And Mapping Individual Rights -- 12. National Paths To Economic Growth -- Analyzing And Comparing Countries' Economies -- The Geography Of Manufacturing -- National Economic-geographic Policies -- National Trade Policies -- The Formation Of The Global Economy -- 13. The Globalization Of Economics And Politics -- The Collapse Of Empires -- New Unions Of States -- Global Government -- Protecting The Global Environment -- Appendix I. Map Scale And Projections -- Appendix Ii. The Koppen Climate Classification System -- Appendix Iii. The World Today: Population, Economy, Environment. Edward F. Bergman, William H. Renwick. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.