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by Cameron McCormick
Book Description: A text for a one-quarter course on the introduction to both physical and human geography.
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Introduction
Book Objectives
1. Introduction to Geographic Science
Cameron McCormick
2. Systems of Location
3. Maps and Models
4. Map Projections
5. The Atmosphere: Winds
6. Atmosphere: Air Masses and Storms
7. Oceans and Coastal Environments
8. Natural Hazards
9. Planet Earth
10. Earth: Plate Tectonics
11. Tectonic Forces: Quakes and Volcanoes
12. Gradational Processes
13. Climate: Systems and Change
14. Biogeography
15. Natural Resource Geography
16. Population and Migration
17. Human Geography
18. Geography of Religion
Christine Rosenfeld and Nathan Burtch
19. Geography of Language
20. Urban Geography
21. Urban and Suburban Spaces
22. Social and Economic Development
23. Economy and Development
24. Political Geography
25. Power, Politics, & Place
26. Economic Geography
Appendix: Outline Maps
SFCC Introduction to Geography Copyright © by Cameron McCormick is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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