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Evolution of the Discipline |
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6 | (1) |
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Some Core Geographic Concepts |
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Location, Direction, and Distance |
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Physical and Cultural Attributes |
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Attributes of Place Are Always Changing |
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Interrelations between Places |
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Place Similarity and Regions |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (3) |
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Geography's Themes and Standards |
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18 | (1) |
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Organization of This Book |
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For Review & Consideration |
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Maps as the Tools of Geography |
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24 | (1) |
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Locating Points on a Sphere |
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24 | (5) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (10) |
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Topographic Maps and Terrain Representation |
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33 | (2) |
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Thematic Maps and Data Representation |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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Geographic Information Technologies |
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42 | (4) |
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42 | (3) |
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The Global Positioning System |
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45 | (1) |
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Virtual and Interactive Maps |
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46 | (1) |
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Integrating Technology: Geographic Information Systems |
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46 | (7) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (2) |
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The Earth Science Tradition |
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53 | (116) |
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Physical Geography: Landforms |
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55 | (32) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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Movements of the Continents |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (5) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (14) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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Erosional Agents and Deposition |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (5) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Waves, Currents, and Coastal Landforms |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (8) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (2) |
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Physical Geography: Weather and Climate |
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87 | (40) |
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88 | (5) |
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88 | (1) |
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Reflection and Reradiation |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (5) |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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Mountain and Valley Breezes |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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The Global Air-Circulation Pattern |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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Moisture in the Atmosphere |
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98 | (8) |
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99 | (4) |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (13) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Midlatitude Deserts and Semideserts |
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114 | (1) |
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Humid Midlatitude Climates |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (2) |
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Humid Subtropical Climate |
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116 | (1) |
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Marine West Coast Climate |
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116 | (1) |
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Humid Continental Climate |
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117 | (2) |
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Subarctic and Arctic Climates |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (8) |
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Long-Term Climatic Change |
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121 | (1) |
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Short-Term Climatic Change |
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121 | (1) |
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The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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The Geography of Natural Resources |
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127 | (42) |
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128 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Energy Resources and Industrialization |
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130 | (1) |
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Nonrenewable Energy Resources |
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131 | (10) |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Renewable Energy Resources |
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141 | (7) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (2) |
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Other Renewable Energy Resources |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (1) |
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Nonfuel Mineral Resources |
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148 | (5) |
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The Distribution of Nonfuel Minerals |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (11) |
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153 | (4) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (5) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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The Culture---Environment Tradition |
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169 | (162) |
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171 | (38) |
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172 | (1) |
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Some Population Definitions |
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173 | (14) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (2) |
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Natural Increase and Doubling Times |
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183 | (4) |
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The Demographic Transition |
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187 | (4) |
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187 | (2) |
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A Divided World Converging |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (3) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (1) |
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World Population Distribution |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (4) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (2) |
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Population Data and Projections |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (5) |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (3) |
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209 | (52) |
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210 | (2) |
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Interaction of People and Environment |
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212 | (2) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (6) |
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The Technological Subsystem |
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215 | (3) |
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The Sociological Subsystem |
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218 | (1) |
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The Ideological Subsystem |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (8) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (9) |
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Language Spread and Change |
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230 | (3) |
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Standard and Variant Languages |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (13) |
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Classification and Distribution of Religions |
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239 | (3) |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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East Asian Ethnic Religions |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (3) |
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253 | (3) |
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Other Aspects of Diversity |
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256 | (5) |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (3) |
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261 | (32) |
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The Definition of Spatial Interaction |
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262 | (1) |
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Distance and Spatial Interaction |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (2) |
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Spatial Interaction and Innovation |
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265 | (1) |
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Individual Activity Space |
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265 | (4) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (3) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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Spatial Interaction and Technology |
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272 | (3) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (2) |
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275 | (12) |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (4) |
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281 | (4) |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (6) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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Transnational Corporations |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (38) |
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National Political Systems |
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295 | (21) |
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States, Nations, and Nation-States |
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295 | (1) |
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Evolution of the Modern State |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (1) |
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Geographic Characteristics of States |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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Boundaries: The Limits of the State |
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303 | (1) |
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Natural and Artificial Boundaries |
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304 | (1) |
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Boundaries Classified by Settlement |
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304 | (1) |
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Boundaries as Sources of Conflict |
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305 | (4) |
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Centripetal Forces: Promoting State Cohesion |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Organization and Administration |
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310 | (1) |
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Transportation and Communication |
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310 | (3) |
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Centrifugal Forces: Challenges to State Authority |
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313 | (3) |
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316 | (7) |
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317 | (1) |
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The United Nations and Its Agencies |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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An International Law of the Sea |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (2) |
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Military and Political Alliances |
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322 | (1) |
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Local and Regional Political Organization |
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323 | (8) |
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The Geography of Representation: The Districting Problem |
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323 | (1) |
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The Fragmentation of Political Power |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (128) |
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333 | (48) |
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The Classification of Economic Activity and Economies |
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334 | (5) |
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335 | (1) |
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Types of Economic Systems |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (2) |
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Primary Activities: Agriculture |
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339 | (14) |
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340 | (1) |
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Extensive Subsistence Agriculture |
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341 | (1) |
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Intensive Subsistence Agriculture |
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342 | (1) |
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Expanding Crop Production |
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343 | (1) |
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Intensification and the Green Revolution |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (1) |
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346 | (2) |
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A Model of Agricultural Location |
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348 | (1) |
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Intensive Commercial Agriculture |
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349 | (1) |
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Extensive Commercial Agriculture |
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350 | (1) |
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Extensive Commercial Agriculture |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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Agriculture in Planned Economics |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (5) |
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353 | (2) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (2) |
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Trade in Primary Products |
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358 | (2) |
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Secondary Activities: Manufacturing |
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360 | (11) |
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Industrial Locational Models |
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360 | (1) |
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Other Locational Considerations |
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361 | (1) |
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Transport Characteristics |
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362 | (1) |
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362 | (2) |
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Just-in-Time and Flexible Production |
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364 | (1) |
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Comparative Advantage, Outsourcing, and Offshoring |
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364 | (2) |
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366 | (1) |
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Transnational Corporations (TNCs) |
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366 | (2) |
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World Manufacturing Patterns and Trends |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (4) |
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372 | (2) |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (6) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (38) |
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382 | (2) |
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Origins and Evolution of Cities |
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384 | (5) |
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385 | (1) |
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The Location of Urban Settlements |
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386 | (2) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (2) |
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Cities as Central Markets |
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389 | (1) |
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Cities as Centers of Production and Services |
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389 | (2) |
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Cities as Centers of Administration and Institutions |
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391 | (1) |
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391 | (2) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (14) |
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393 | (1) |
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The Central Business District |
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393 | (1) |
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Outside the Central Business District |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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Decline of the Central City |
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399 | (2) |
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Downtown Renewal and Gentrification |
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401 | (3) |
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404 | (1) |
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404 | (1) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (12) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (2) |
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Rapidly Growing Cities in the Developing World |
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410 | (1) |
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Colonial and Non-Colonial Antecedents |
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411 | (1) |
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Urban Primacy and Rapid Growth |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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416 | (1) |
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416 | (3) |
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Human Impact on the Environment |
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419 | (40) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (10) |
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422 | (2) |
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424 | (1) |
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425 | (1) |
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Agricultural Sources of Water Pollution |
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426 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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Other Sources of Water Pollution |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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Municipalities and Residences |
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430 | (1) |
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Controlling Water Pollution |
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430 | (1) |
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Impact on Air and Climate |
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431 | (8) |
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431 | (1) |
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Factors Affecting Air Pollution |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (2) |
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Depletion of the Ozone Laver |
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436 | (2) |
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Controlling Air Pollution |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (2) |
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Landforms Produced by Excavation |
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439 | (1) |
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Landforms Produced by Dumping |
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440 | (1) |
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Formation of Surface Depressions |
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440 | (1) |
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Impact on Plants and Animals |
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441 | (6) |
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Habitat Loss or Alteration |
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441 | (1) |
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Hunting and Commercial Explotiation |
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442 | (2) |
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Introduction and Exotic Species |
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444 | (1) |
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Poisoning and Contamination |
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445 | (2) |
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447 | (1) |
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447 | (1) |
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Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) |
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447 | (1) |
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447 | (12) |
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447 | (1) |
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448 | (2) |
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450 | (1) |
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Source Reduction and Recycling |
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451 | (1) |
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Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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456 | (1) |
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457 | (2) |
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The Area Analysis Tradition |
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459 | (24) |
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461 | (22) |
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461 | (3) |
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The Structure of This
Chapter |
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464 | (1) |
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Regions in the Earth Science Tradition |
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464 | (5) |
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464 | (1) |
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Dynamic Regions in Weather and Climate |
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465 | (1) |
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466 | (3) |
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Regions in the Culture---Environment Tradition |
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469 | (4) |
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Population as Regional Fouces |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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471 | (1) |
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471 | (2) |
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Regions in the Locational Tradition |
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473 | (10) |
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474 | (1) |
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475 | (2) |
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477 | (3) |
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480 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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For Review & Consideration |
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|
480 | (1) |
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|
480 | (3) |
| Appendices |
|
483 | (20) |
| Glossary |
|
503 | (11) |
| Index |
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