Introduction to geography

by Bjelland, Mark D. Getis, Victoria

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Title Statements

Full title :Introduction to geography / Arthur Getis, Mark D. Bjelland and Victoria Getis.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:© 2018.
Edition:Fifteenth Edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill Education
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:© 2018.

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The Physical Object

Description:xv, 411, A-21, G-12, I-30 pages : : colour illustrations, colour maps ; : 28 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781259570001, 1259570002
oclc:on1048605885
LC Classification:G128
Dewey Decimal:910

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.1.What Is Geography? -- 1.2.Evolution of the Discipline -- Subfields of Geography -- Why Geography Matters -- 1.3.Some Core Geographic Concepts -- Location, Direction, and Distance -- Size and Scale -- Physical and Cultural Attributes -- Attributes of Place Are Always Changing -- Interrelations between Places -- Place Similarity and Regions -- 1.4.Geography's Themes and Standards -- 1.5.Organization of This Book -- Key Words -- Thinking Geographically -- ch. 2 Techniques of Geographic Analysis -- 2.1.Maps as the Tools of Geography -- 2.2.Locating Points on a Sphere -- The Geographic Grid -- Land Survey Systems -- 2.3.Map Projections -- Area -- Shape -- Distance -- Direction -- 2.4.Scale -- 2.5.Types of Maps -- Topographic Maps and Terrain Representation -- Thematic Maps and Data Representation -- Map Misuse -- 2.6.Contemporary Spatial Technologies -- Remote Sensing -- The Global Positioning System

Note continued: Geography & Public Policy: Civilian Spy Satellites -- Virtual and Interactive Maps -- 2.7.Integrating Technology: Geographic Information Systems -- Geography & Public Policy: An Invasion of Privacy? -- The Geograph…