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    Student Study Guide to accompany Human Geography Eighth Edition Jerome D. Fellmann University of Illinois‚ Urbana-Champaign Arthur Getis San Diego State University Judith Getis With Contributions by Jon C. Malinowski Updated by Jon C. Malinowski United States Military Academy‚ West Point NY i Student Study Guide to accompany HUMAN GEOGRAPHY‚ EIGHTH EDITION FELLMANN/GETIS/GETIS Published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education‚ an imprint of The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc.‚ 1221

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    Appendix II Human Development Index‚ 2003 HDI Rank 1.000 2.000 3.000 4.000 5.000 6.000 7.000 8.000 9.000 10.000 11.000 12.000 13.000 14.000 15.000 16.000 17.000 18.000 19.000 20.000 21.000 22.000 23.000 24.000 25.000 26.000 27.000 28.000 29.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 39.000 40.000 41.000 42.000 43.000 44.000 45.000 Country Norway Iceland Australia Luxembourg Canada Sweden Switzerland Ireland Belgium United States Japan Netherlands Finland Denmark United Kingdom

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    AP Human Geography Exam Vocabulary Definitions Unit 1: Nature and Perspectives (Ch. 1 & 2 in Barron’s   Pattison’s Four Traditions (1964): W.D. Pattison             -earth-science: physical geography (not one of the Five Themes) -locational: spatial tradition (location) -man-land: human/environmental interaction -area-studies: regional geography Five Themes of Geography (1986): GENIP             -location: position; situation of people and things             -human/environmental interaction:

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    Bright lights‚ colorful signs‚ and delicious smells‚ all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood‚ where the majority‚ if not all the population is of the same belief‚ and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture. China town

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    Throughout history‚ geographical features have influenced the development of civilizations and regions. Geographic features have both promoted and limited interactions with other civilizations and regions. Geography is the study of the Earth and the relationship of humans with their environment. Two geographic features are the Nile River and the Sahara Desert. The Nile River is the longest river of the world. It is also considered the breadbasket of the world since it has provided the Egyptian

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    and believe they come from his son‚ Ishmael. The origin was the birthplace of the founder Siddhartha Gautama. Israel‚ Eastern Mediterranean. Existed before recorded history. How did it spread? Relocation diffusion‚ contagious diffusion‚ and hierarchical diffusion. Muhammad’s successors organized armies who converted people through marriage. Diffused slowly. Started to spread when emperor of Magadhan Empire‚ Asoka‚ became Buddhist and decided to send missionaries to neighboring

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    Sons‚ Norwich CATMOG - Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN MODERN GEOGRAPHY No. 44 GEOGRAPHY AND HUMANISM by John Pickles (West Virginia University) EDITOR ’S NOTE PREFACE NOTE ON THE USE OF THE GLOSSARY I INTRODUCTION (i) (ii) (iii) II (i) (ii) (i) (ii) IV (i) (ii) V (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) VI (1) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Two themes in the development of humanism in geography Philosophical underpinnings The need for critique Liberalism

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    navigation‚ search Geography | History of geography * Graeco-Roman * Chinese * Islamic * Age of Discovery * History of cartography * Environmental determinism * Regional geography * Quantitative revolution * Critical geography | | Critical geography takes a critical theory (Frankfurt School) approach to the study and analysis of geography. The development of critical geography can be seen as one of the four major turning points in the history of geography (the other three being

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    What is Geography? Geography‚ simply put‚ can be summed up in two words: “where and why” (Rubenstein). However‚ it is difficult to sum geography up simply because‚ in fact‚ there is nothing simple about it. Geography can explain everything about “the earth‚ its peoples‚ and why [the] two interact as they do” (Sherer). Geography is studied by the geographers of the world who use “[maps] and mapping… [To] analyze and portray the world” (Knox) because “people everywhere struggle to understand [it]”

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    Heather Furlong AP Human Geography Summer Assignment Quote: “We were first introduced to rap music during one of our visits to Mobimbi‚ a quarter where the foreigners who worked for the same American company as my father lived” (Beah 6). Explanation: The theme of region is shown in this quote as the author describes one of his many trips down to Mobimbi. Region describes the geographical unit based on characteristics and functions of culture. This quote also shows a very specific type of

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