Geography today : an encyclopedia of concepts, issues, and technology /: an encyclopedia of concepts, issues, and technology. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ian Muehlenhaus, editor.
• Editors: Muehlenhaus, Ian, 1976-
• Contents: PrefaceIntroductionPART I Geography Concepts1 Mapping and TechnologyOverviewMental MapsWays to Show DataMaps and GlobesModern Geotechnologies: GPS, GIS, and Remote SensingSpatial OrganizationKey Issues in Mapping and TechnologyCartography and Cultural BiasCartography and Political BiasGeotechnology and PrivacyEthical Use of Geographic DataFurther Reading2 Regional GeographyOverviewPhysical and Human Characteristics of PlaceTypes of RegionsPlace and Human PerceptionKey Issues in Regional GeographyCultural GlobalizationRealms and Conflict ZonesFree Trade AgreementsFurther Reading3 Physical GeographyOverviewPhysical SystemsClimate and WeatherEcosystems and BiomesKey Issues in Physical GeographyTectonic Shift and the Ring of FireClimate ChangeInvasive SpeciesThreats to BiodiversityFurther Reading4 Human GeographyOverviewCultural GeographyPolitical GeographyEconomic GeographyPopulation GeographySettlement GeographyHistorical GeographyKey Issues in Human GeographyRefugees, Population Displacement, and MigrationGeopolitics: Geography and International RelationsAgriculture, Population, and SettlementEconomic GlobalizationHistorical Geography and the Arctic CircleFurther Reading5 Environmental GeographyOverviewHow Humans Affect the EnvironmentHow the Environment Affects HumansResource ManagementKey Issues in Environmental GeographyDeforestationUrban SprawlNatural Disaster RecoveryWorld Water CrisisFurther Reading6 Geography in ActionOverviewSuccess StoriesSustainable CitiesChina's Shift to Renewable EnergyWater and Gender in MadagascarProtecting Biodiversity in Costa RicaAfrica's Great Green WallFurther ReadingPART II A-Z EntriesAcculturationAcid RainAgribusinessAir PollutionAnthropogenic Global WarmingAquacultureAtmosphereBiodiversityBiomesBoundariesBrexitCarrying CapacityCartogramsCartographyCentral Business District (CBD)Central Place TheoryChaparralClean Air ActClean Water ActColumbian ExchangeCommunity-Based MappingConservation versus PreservationConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)Core and PeripheryCultural ConvergenceCultural HearthDemographic Transition ModelDemographyDesalinationDesertificationDesertsDiffusion, CulturalDroughtsEcosystemsEcotourismEl Niño and La NiñaEndangered SpeciesEnergy EfficiencyEnvironmental DeterminismEpidemicsEquatorEratosthenesErosionEuropean UnionFlow ResourcesFood SecurityForestsFossil FuelsGenetically Modified Foods (GMOs)Geographic Information Systems (GIS)GlaciersGlobal Positioning Systems (GPS)Google MapsGreenhouse GasesHeartland TheoryHuman Development Index (HDI)Ibn BattutaIdrisi, Mohammed al-Indicator SpeciesInternational Date LineKyoto ProtocolLatitude and LongitudeMalthus, ThomasMap ProjectionsMarsh, George PerkinsMercator, GerardusMigrationMore Developed Countries and Least Developed Countries (MDCs and LDCs)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Offshore OutsourcingOrganic AgricultureOverpopulationOzone DepletionParis Agreement (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)Plate TectonicsPopulation PyramidPrimate CitiesPrime MeridianPtolemy, ClaudiusPush-Pull FactorsRealmsRegions: Formal, Functional, and PerceptualRelative Location and Absolute LocationRemote SensingRenewable EnergyShatterbeltSite and SituationStateless NationsSupranationalismSustainable AgricultureSustainable DevelopmentSyncretismTragedy of the CommonsTransculturationTransnational CorporationsTundraUnited States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)Von Humboldt, AlexanderWorld Systems TheoryZheng HeBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (416 pages)
• Subjects: 910.3; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Geography -- Encyclopedias; Social Science -- Human Geography; Nature -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- General; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216089391
• Related ISBNs: 9781440872266
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