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This textbook actually shows your students what real life
geographers do. How they are able to conduct different types of
research, develop new insights and teach us more about the world
through a geographer's viewpoint. These are all skills that can
then be applied in a wide range of academic and professional areas.
With chapters organised into 5 different themes, you can choose
which areas of the text you wish to focus on, including (mobility,
region, globalization, nature-culture, cultural landscape). You can
also introduce your students to a number of fascinating
contemporary topics, such as vampire tourism, the rise of the LBGT
districts, texting and language modification. Contemporary Human
Geography is available with LaunchPad. LaunchPad combines an
interactive ebook with high-quality multimedia content and
ready-made assessment options, including LearningCurve adaptive
quizzing. See `Instructor Resources' and `Student Resources' for
further information.
More than any other book for the introductory human geography
course, Contemporary Human Geography shows what geographers
actually do - how they conduct research, develop new insights,
teach us about the world from a geographer's perspective, and apply
their skills in a wide range of academic and professional pursuits.
With each chapter organized by five themes (region, mobility,
globalization, nature-culture, cultural landscape), Contemporary
Human Geography introduces students to geography concepts through
fascinating topics such as the distribution of college sports, the
relationship of beauty pageants and cultural identity, texting and
language modification, and more, continually reinforcing
geographers' contributions to our understanding of how we live in a
globalized, modern world. The authors frame this coverage using
specific learning objectives to help students focus on essential
concepts and prepare for class discussions, assignments, and exams.
Contemporary Human Geography is now supported in Achieve,
Macmillan's new online learning platform. Achieve is the
culmination of years of development work put toward creating the
most powerful online learning tool for Geography students. It
houses all of our renowned assessments, multimedia assets, e-books,
and instructor resources in a powerful new platform.
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