Preface |
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Evolution of the Discipline |
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Some Core Geographic Concepts |
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Location, Direction, and Distance |
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8 | (1) |
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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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Geography's Themes and Standards |
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Organization of This Book |
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19 | (1) |
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Maps as the Tools of Geography |
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Locating Points on a Sphere |
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22 | (3) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (3) |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (9) |
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Topographic Maps and Terrain Representation |
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29 | (3) |
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Thematic Maps and Data Representation |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (3) |
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Geographic Information Technologies |
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38 | (5) |
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The Global Positioning System |
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40 | (3) |
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Virtual and Interactive Maps |
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43 | (1) |
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Integrating Technology: Geographic Information Systems |
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43 | (6) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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The Earth Science Tradition |
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49 | (110) |
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Chapter Three Physical Geography: Landforms |
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50 | (30) |
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51 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Movements of the Continents |
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53 | (4) |
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57 | (4) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (15) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (3) |
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Erosional Agents and Deposition |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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Waves, Currents, and Coastal Landforms |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (4) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Chapter Four Physical Geography: Weather and Climate |
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82 | (3) |
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82 | (2) |
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Reflection and Reradiation |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (6) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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Mountain and Valley Breezes |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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The Global Air-Circulation Pattern |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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Moisture in the Atmosphere |
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92 | (7) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (9) |
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101 | (1) |
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Tropical Rain Forest (Af) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (5) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Midlatitude Deserts and Semideserts (BWk, BS) |
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106 | (2) |
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Humid Midlatitude Climates (C) |
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108 | (4) |
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Mediterranean Climate (Cs) |
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108 | (1) |
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Humid Subtropical Climate (Cfa) |
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108 | (1) |
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Marine West Coast Climate (Cfb) |
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108 | (2) |
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Humid Continental Climates (D) |
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110 | (1) |
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Subarctic Climates (Dfc, Dfd, Dwb) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (6) |
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Long-Term Climatic Change |
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112 | (1) |
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Short-Term Climatic Change |
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113 | (1) |
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The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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Chapter Five The Geography of Natural Resources |
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118 | (41) |
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119 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Energy Resources and Industrialization |
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121 | (1) |
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Nonrenewable Energy Resources |
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122 | (10) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Renewable Energy Resources |
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132 | (6) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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Other Renewable Energy Resources |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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Nonfuel Mineral Resources |
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138 | (6) |
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The Distribution of Nonfuel Minerals |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (10) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (5) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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The Culture-Environment Tradition |
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159 | (274) |
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Chapter Six Population Geography |
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160 | (35) |
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161 | (1) |
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Some Population Definitions |
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162 | (14) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (1) |
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Natural Increase and Doubling Times |
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172 | (4) |
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The Demographic Transition |
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176 | (4) |
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176 | (2) |
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A Divided World Converging |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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World Population Distribution |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (3) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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Population Data and Projections |
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188 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (4) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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Chapter Seven Cultural Geography |
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195 | (48) |
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196 | (2) |
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Interaction of People and Environment |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (7) |
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The Technological Subsystem |
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199 | (5) |
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The Sociological Subsystem |
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204 | (1) |
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The Ideological Subsystem |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (6) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (9) |
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Language Spread and Change |
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215 | (1) |
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Standard and Variant Languages |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (3) |
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222 | (13) |
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Classification and Distribution of Religions |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (2) |
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233 | (2) |
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East Asian Ethnic Religions |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (3) |
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Other Aspects of Diversity |
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240 | (3) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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Chapter Eight Spatial Interaction |
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243 | (30) |
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The Definition of Spatial Interaction |
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244 | (1) |
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Distance and Spatial Interaction |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
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Spatial Interaction and Innovation |
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247 | (1) |
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Individual Activity Space |
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247 | (4) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Spatial Interaction and Technology |
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253 | (3) |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (12) |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (7) |
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266 | (1) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (5) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Transnational Corporations |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Chapter Nine Political Geography |
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273 | (39) |
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National Political Systems |
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275 | (22) |
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States, Nations, and Nation-States |
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275 | (1) |
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Evolution of the Modern State |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (2) |
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Geographic Characteristics of States |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (2) |
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Boundaries: The Limits of the State |
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284 | (1) |
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Natural and Artificial Boundaries |
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284 | (1) |
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Boundaries Classified by Settlement |
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285 | (1) |
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Boundaries as Sources of Conflict |
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286 | (4) |
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Centripetal Forces: Promoting State Cohesion |
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290 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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Organization and Administration |
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291 | (1) |
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Transportation and Communication |
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291 | (1) |
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Centrifugal Forces: Challenges to State Authority |
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291 | (6) |
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297 | (6) |
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297 | (1) |
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The United Nations and Its Agencies |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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An International Law of the Sea |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (2) |
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Military and Political Alliances |
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302 | (1) |
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Local and Regional Political Organization |
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303 | (9) |
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The Geography of Representation: The Districting Problem |
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304 | (1) |
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The Fragmentation of Political Power |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (3) |
The Location Tradition |
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311 | (1) |
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Chapter Ten Economic Geography |
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312 | (45) |
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The Classification of Economic Activity and Economies |
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314 | (3) |
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314 | (1) |
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Types of Economic Systems |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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Primary Activities: Agriculture |
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317 | (15) |
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320 | (1) |
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Extensive Subsistence Agriculture |
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320 | (2) |
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Intensive Subsistence Agriculture |
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322 | (2) |
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Expanding Crop Production |
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324 | (1) |
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Intensification and the Green Revolution |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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A Model of Agricultural Location |
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327 | (1) |
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Intensive Commercial Agriculture |
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328 | (1) |
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Extensive Commercial Agriculture |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (1) |
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Agriculture in Planned Economies |
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332 | (1) |
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332 | (5) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (3) |
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Trade in Primary Products |
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337 | (1) |
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Secondary Activities: Manufacturing |
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338 | (12) |
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Industrial Locational Models |
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339 | (1) |
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Other Locational Considerations |
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340 | (1) |
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Transport Characteristics |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Just-in-Time and Flexible Production |
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342 | (1) |
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Comparative Advantage, Outsourcing, and Offshoring |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (2) |
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Transnational Corporations (TNCs) |
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346 | (1) |
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World Manufacturing Patterns and Trends |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (3) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (4) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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Chapter Eleven An Urban World |
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357 | (35) |
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359 | (2) |
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Origins and Evolution of Cities |
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361 | (4) |
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362 | (1) |
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The Location of Urban Settlements |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (3) |
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Cities as Central Markets |
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365 | (2) |
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Cities as Centers of Production and Services |
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367 | (1) |
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Cities as Centers of Administration and Institutions |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (2) |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (13) |
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370 | (1) |
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The Central Business District |
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370 | (1) |
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Outside the Central Business District |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (3) |
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374 | (1) |
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374 | (1) |
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Decline of the Central City |
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375 | (2) |
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Downtown Renewal and Gentrification |
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377 | (3) |
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380 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (9) |
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384 | (1) |
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384 | (2) |
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Rapidly Growing Cities in the Developing World |
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386 | (1) |
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Colonial and Noncolonial Antecedents |
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387 | (1) |
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Urban Primacy and Rapid Growth |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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Chapter Twelve Human Impact on the Environment |
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392 | (41) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (10) |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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Agricultural Sources of Water Pollution |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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Other Sources of Water Pollution |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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Municipalities and Residences |
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403 | (1) |
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Controlling Water Pollution |
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403 | (1) |
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Impact on Air and Climate |
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404 | (7) |
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404 | (1) |
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Factors Affecting Air Pollution |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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Depletion of the Ozone Layer |
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408 | (3) |
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Controlling Air Pollution |
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411 | (1) |
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411 | (3) |
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Landforms Produced by Excavation |
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411 | (1) |
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Landforms Produced by Dumping |
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412 | (1) |
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Formation of Surface Depressions |
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413 | (1) |
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Impact on Plants and Animals |
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414 | (8) |
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Habitat Loss or Alteration |
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416 | (1) |
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Hunting and Commercial Exploitation |
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417 | (1) |
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Introduction of Exotic Species |
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418 | (2) |
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Poisoning and Contamination |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) |
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422 | (1) |
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422 | (11) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (2) |
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425 | (1) |
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Source Reduction and Recycling |
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425 | (1) |
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Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes |
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426 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (3) |
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430 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (2) |
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The Area Analysis Tradition |
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Chapter Thirteen The Regional Concept |
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435 | (2) |
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The Structure of This Chapter |
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437 | (1) |
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Part I Regions in the Earth Science Tradition |
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437 | (5) |
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437 | (1) |
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Dynamic Regions in Weather and Climate |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (3) |
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Part II Regions in the Culture-Environment Tradition |
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442 | (5) |
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Population as Regional Focus |
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442 | (1) |
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443 | (1) |
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444 | (1) |
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445 | (2) |
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Part III Regions in the Location Tradition |
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447 | (1) |
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448 | (2) |
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450 | (3) |
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453 | (1) |
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Appendices |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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