Contemporary Human Geography 5th edition Pearson

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1 This is Geography
	Why is geography a science?
		1.1 Welcome to Geography
		1.2 Contemporary Geographic Tools
		1.3 Making Maps
		1.4 The Geographic Grid
	Why is every place unique?
		1.5 Place: A Unique Location
		1.6 Region: A Unique Area
	Why are different places similar?
		1.7 Scale: From Global to Local
		1.8 Space: Distribution of Features
		1.9 Space: Identity
		1.10 Space: Inequality
	Why are places connected?
		1.11 Connection: Diffusion & Interaction
		1.12 Connection: Sustainability
		1.13 Humans & Their Environment
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
		Key Terms
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2 Population & Health
	Where are people distributed?
		2.1 Population Density
		2.2 Population Concentrations
	Why is population increasing?
		2.3 Population Change
		2.4 The Demographic Transition
	How does health vary by region?
		2.5 Aging & Health
		2.6 Gender & Health
		2.7 Medical Services
		2.8 Epidemiologic Transition
	Why might population change in the future?
		2.9 Population Futures
		2.10 Family Futures
		2.11 Epidemiologic Futures
		2.12 Population & Resources
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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		Key Terms
		Geospatial Analysis
3 Migration
	Where are migrants distributed?
		3.1 Migration Principles
		3.2 Global Migration Distribution
	Where do people migrate within countries?
		3.3 Interregional Migration
		3.4 Intraregional Migration
	Why do people migrate?
		3.5 Reasons for Migrating
		3.6 Economic Reasons for Migrating
		3.7 Political Reasons for Migrating
	What challenges do migrants face?
		3.8 Government Migration Policies
		3.9 U.S. Immigration Policies
		3.10 U.S.–Mexico Border
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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		Key Terms
		Geospatial Analysis
4 Culture & Social Media
	How are leisure activities distributed?
		4.1 Material Culture & Geography
		4.2 Popular & Folk Food Customs
		4.3 Distribution of Electronic Communications
	How does culture diffuse?
		4.4 Diffusion of Clothing
		4.5 Diffusion of Music
		4.6 Diffusion of Sports
	Why is access to culture unequal?
		4.7 Electronic Diffusion of Culture
		4.8 Challenges in Accessing Electronic Media
		4.9 Spatial Dimensions to Cyberattacks
	Why do cultures face sustainability challenges?
		4.10 Maintaining Unique Folk Culture Landscapes
		4.11 Uniform Landscapes of Popular Culture
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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5 Languages
	How are languages distributed?
		5.1 Classifying Languages
		5.2 Distribution of Languages
		5.3 Distribution of Indo-European Languages
	How do languages diffuse?
		5.4 Into & Out of Africa
		5.5 Origin & Diffusion of English
	How do languages vary among places?
		5.6 Dialects
		5.7 Dialect or Language?
		5.8 Multilingual Countries
	Why do languages survive or perish?
		5.9 Endangered & Extinct Languages
		5.10 Preserving & Reviving Languages
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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6 Religions
	Where are religions distributed?
		6.1 Distribution of Religions
		6.2 Distribution of Christians
		6.3 Distribution of Buddhists & Muslims
		6.4 Distribution of Ethnic Religions
		6.5 Distribution of Other Religions
	Why do religions have distinctive distributions?
		6.6 Geographic Origin of Religions
		6.7 Historical Diffusion of Religions
		6.8 Recent Diffusion of Religions
	How do religions organize space?
		6.9 Sacred Spaces
		6.10 Religious Settlements & Administration
		6.11 Religions & the Physical Environment
	Why do territorial conflicts arise among religions?
		6.12 Religions & Social Change
		6.13 Geographic Perspectives in Israel
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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7 Ethnicity & Race
	Where are ethnicities & races distributed?
		7.1 Ethnicity, Race, & Nationality
		7.2 Distribution of U.S. Ethnicities
	Why do ethnicities have distinctive distributions?
		7.3 Migration Patterns of U.S. Blacks
		7.4 Ethnic & Racial Segregation
		7.5 Black Lives Matter
	How do ethnicities & nationalities differ?
		7.6 Ethnicities & Nationalities
		7.7 Ethnic Diversity in Asia
	Why do ethnic cleansing & genocide occur?
		7.8 Ethnic Cleansing in Asia
		7.9 Ethnic Cleansing in Africa
		7.10 Ethnic Cleansing in Europe
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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8 Political Geography
	Where are states distributed?
		8.1 A World of States
		8.2 Sovereignty of States
	How are states created?
		8.3 Evolution of States
		8.4 New Nation-States
		8.5 Colonies
	Why do states have distinctive boundaries?
		8.6 Boundaries Between States
		8.7 Boundary Disputes
		8.8 Shapes of States
		8.9 Gerrymandering Boundaries
	What threats do states face?
		8.10 Terrorism
		8.11 States in War & Peace
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		Key Terms
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9 Food & Agriculture
	What do people eat?
		9.1 How Much We Eat
		9.2 Diet
	Where does food come from?
		9.3 The First Agriculture Revolution
		9.4 The Second Agricultural Revolution
		9.5 Comparing Subsistence & Commercial Agriculture
		9.6 The Third Agricultural Revolution
	How has agriculture become more global?
		9.7 International Trade: Meat
		9.8 Trade in Commercial Crops
		9.9 Threatened Subsistence Agriculture Practices
	How can agriculture be more Earth-friendly?
		9.10 Agriculture & Resource Depletion
		9.11 Biotechnology & Sustainability
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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		Key Terms
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10 Development
	How does development vary among countries?
		10.1 Human Development
		10.2 A Decent Standard of Living
		10.3 Access to Health & Knowledge
	What inequalities are found in development?
		10.4 Inequality-Adjusted HDI
		10.5 Gender Inequality
		10.6 Gender Development
	How do countries become more developed?
		10.7 Two Paths to Development
		10.8 World Trade
		10.9 Financing Development
	How can development be more sustainable?
		10.10 Sustainable Development
		10.11 Fair Trade
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		THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY
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		Key Terms
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11 Industry
	Where is industry distributed?
		11.1 Industrial Regions
		11.2 Shipping Raw Materials & Products
	Why are site factors important for industry?
		11.3 Site Factors in Industry
		11.4 Changing Site Factors: Clothing
	Why are situation factors important for industry?
		11.5 Situation Factors: Locating Near Inputs
		11.6 Situation Factors: Locating Near Customers
		11.7 Changing Situation Factors: Steel
	How has the distribution of industry changed?
		11.8 Industrial Change in Developed Regions
		11.9 Emerging Industrial Regions
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12 Services & Settlements
	Where are settlements & services distributed?
		12.1 Urban Settlements
		12.2 Types of Services
	Where are consumer services distributed?
		12.3 Central Place Theory
		12.4 Hierarchy of Consumer Services
		12.5 Market Area Analysis
		12.6 Periodic & Sharing Services
	Where are business services distributed?
		12.7 Hierarchy of Business Services
		12.8 Business Services in Developing Countries
		12.9 Economic Specialization of Settlements
	Why do services cluster in settlements?
		12.10 Services in Rural Settlements
		12.11 Services in Early Urban Settlements
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13 Urban Patterns
	Why are cities challenging to define?
		13.1 Defining Urban Settlements
		13.2 The Central Business District
	Where are people distributed within a city?
		13.3 Models of Urban Structure
		13.4 Applying the Models in North America
	How are cities outside North America structured?
		13.5 Structure of European Cities
		13.6 Urban Structure Models in Developing Countries
		13.7 Changing Structure of Mexico City
	How might cities become more sustainable?
		13.8 Sprawl
		13.9 Urban Transportation
		13.10 Challenges & Hopes for Cities
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14 Resource Issues
	Where are energy resources distributed?
		14.1 Energy Supply & Demand
		14.2 Energy Production
	What is the future for energy resources?
		14.3 Fossil Fuel Futures
		14.4 Energy Alternatives
	How are resources polluted?
		14.5 Air Pollution
		14.6 Water Pollution
		14.7 Solid Waste Pollution
	How are resources protected?
		14.8 Recycling & Remanufacturing
		14.9 The Car of the Future
		14.10 Revisiting Geography’s Key Concepts
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