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Introduction to Geography is written to clearly and concisely
convey the nature of the field of geography, its intellectual
challenges, and the logical interconnections of its parts. Even if
students take no further work in geography, they will have come
into contact with the richness and breadth of Geography and have
new insights and understandings for their present and future roles
as informed adults. This new edition provides students content and
scope of the subfields of geography, emphasizes its unifying
themes, and provides the foundation for further work in their areas
of interest.
This thirteenth edition of Human Geography retains the organization
and structure of its earlier versions. Like them, it seeks to
introduce its users to the scope and excitement of geography and
its relevance to their daily lives and roles as informed citizens.
We recognize that for any students, human geography may be their
first or only work in geography and this, their first or only
textbook in the discipline. For these students particularly, we
seek to convey the richness and breadth of human geography and to
give insight into the nature and intellectual challenges of the
field of geography itself.
"Introduction to Geography," 13th edition, by Getis and Getis
introduces college students to the breadth and spatial insights of
the field of geography. The authors' approach allows the major
research traditions of geography to dictate the principal themes.
They also include information on current events, such as the
earthquake in Haiti. Chapter 1 introduces students to the four
organizing traditions that have emerged through the long history of
geographical thought and writing: earth science,
culture-environment, location, and area analysis. Each of the four
parts of this book centers on one of these geographic perspectives.
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