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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.
Preface x
Chapter One Introduction
1(19)
What Is Geography?
2(1)
Evolution of the Discipline
3(2)
Subfields of Geography
5(1)
Why Geography Matters
5(1)
Some Core Geographic Concepts
5(10)
Location, Direction, and Distance
6(1)
Location
7(1)
Direction
8(1)
Distance
8(1)
Size and Scale
9(1)
Physical and Cultural Attributes
10(1)
Attributes of Place Are Always Changing
10(1)
Interrelations between Places
11(2)
Place Similarity and Regions
13(1)
Spatial Distributions
13(1)
Types of Regions
13(2)
Geography's Themes and Standards
15(2)
Organization of This Book
17(3)
Key Words
19(1)
Thinking Geographically
19(1)
Chapter Two Maps
20(29)
Maps as the Tools of Geography
21(1)
Locating Points on a Sphere
22(3)
The Geographic Grid
22(2)
Land Survey Systems
24(1)
Map Projections
25(3)
Area
25(1)
Shape
25(1)
Distance
25(3)
Direction
28(1)
Scale
28(1)
Types of Maps
29(9)
Topographic Maps and Terrain Representation
29(3)
Thematic Maps and Data Representation
32(1)
Point Symbols
33(1)
Area Symbols
34(1)
Line Symbols
34(1)
Map Misuse
35(3)
Geographic Information Technologies
38(5)
Remote Sensing
38(2)
The Global Positioning System
40(3)
Virtual and Interactive Maps
43(1)
Integrating Technology: Geographic Information Systems
43(6)
The Geographic Database
45(1)
Applications of GIS
45(2)
Summary of Key Concepts
47(1)
Key Words
47(1)
Thinking Geographically
47(2)
The Earth Science Tradition
49(110)
Chapter Three Physical Geography: Landforms
50(30)
Earth Materials
51(2)
Igneous Rocks
51(1)
Sedimentary Rocks
51(1)
Metamorphic Rocks
52(1)
Geologic Time
53(1)
Movements of the Continents
53(4)
Tectonic Forces
57(4)
Diastrophism
57(1)
Broad Warping
57(1)
Folding
57(1)
Faulting
58(2)
Volcanism
60(1)
Gradational Processes
61(15)
Weathering
62(1)
Mechanical Weathering
63(1)
Chemical Weathering
63(1)
Mass Movement
64(3)
Erosional Agents and Deposition
67(1)
Running Water
67(1)
Stream Landscapes
68(2)
Groundwater
70(1)
Glaciers
70(4)
Waves, Currents, and Coastal Landforms
74(1)
Wind
75(1)
Landform Regions
76(4)
Summary of Key Concepts
78(1)
Key Words
78(1)
Thinking Geographically
79(1)
Chapter Four Physical Geography: Weather and Climate
80(38)
Air Temperature
82(3)
Earth Inclination
82(2)
Reflection and Reradiation
84(1)
Lapse Rate
85(1)
Air Pressure and Winds
85(6)
Pressure Gradient Force
87(1)
The Convection System
87(1)
Land and Sea Breezes
88(1)
Mountain and Valley Breezes
88(1)
The Coriolis Effect
89(1)
The Frictional Effect
90(1)
The Global Air-Circulation Pattern
90(1)
Ocean Currents
91(1)
Moisture in the Atmosphere
92(7)
Types of Precipitation
95(2)
Storms
97(2)
Climate Regions
99(9)
Tropical Climates (A)
101(1)
Tropical Rain Forest (Af)
101(1)
Savanna (Aw)
101(1)
Monsoon (Am)
101(5)
Dryland Climates (B)
106(1)
Hot Deserts (BWh)
106(1)
Midlatitude Deserts and Semideserts (BWk, BS)
106(2)
Humid Midlatitude Climates (C)
108(4)
Mediterranean Climate (Cs)
108(1)
Humid Subtropical Climate (Cfa)
108(1)
Marine West Coast Climate (Cfb)
108(2)
Humid Continental Climates (D)
110(1)
Subarctic Climates (Dfc, Dfd, Dwb)
110(1)
Arctic Climates (E)
111(1)
Highland Climates (H)
111(1)
Climatic Change
112(6)
Long-Term Climatic Change
112(1)
Short-Term Climatic Change
113(1)
The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
113(3)
Summary of Key Concepts
116(1)
Key Words
116(1)
Thinking Geographically
117(1)
Chapter Five The Geography of Natural Resources
118(41)
Resource Terminology
119(2)
Renewable Resources
120(1)
Nonrenewable Resources
120(1)
Resource Reserves
121(1)
Energy Resources and Industrialization
121(1)
Nonrenewable Energy Resources
122(10)
Crude Oil
122(2)
Coal
124(4)
Natural Gas
128(1)
Oil Shale and Tar Sands
129(2)
Nuclear Energy
131(1)
Nuclear Fission
131(1)
Nuclear Fusion
132(1)
Renewable Energy Resources
132(6)
Biomass Fuels
133(1)
Wood
133(1)
Waste
133(1)
Hydropower
134(1)
Solar Energy
135(2)
Other Renewable Energy Resources
137(1)
Geothermal Energy
137(1)
Wind Power
138(1)
Nonfuel Mineral Resources
138(6)
The Distribution of Nonfuel Minerals
141(1)
Copper: A Case Study
142(2)
Land Resources
144(10)
Soils
144(3)
Wetlands
147(2)
Forest Resources
149(2)
U.S. National Forests
151(2)
Tropical Rain Forests
153(1)
Resource Management
154(5)
Summary of Key Concepts
156(1)
Key Words
157(1)
Thinking Geographically
157(2)
The Culture-Environment Tradition
159(274)
Chapter Six Population Geography
160(35)
Population Growth
161(1)
Some Population Definitions
162(14)
Birth Rates
163(1)
Fertility Rates
164(3)
Death Rates
167(4)
Population Pyramids
171(1)
Natural Increase and Doubling Times
172(4)
The Demographic Transition
176(4)
The Western Experience
176(2)
A Divided World Converging
178(2)
The Demographic Equation
180(2)
Population Relocation
180(1)
Immigration Impacts
181(1)
World Population Distribution
182(3)
Population Density
185(3)
Overpopulation
185(2)
Urbanization
187(1)
Population Data and Projections
188(2)
Population Data
188(1)
Population Projections
189(1)
Population Controls
190(1)
Population Prospects
191(4)
Momentum
192(1)
Aging
192(1)
Summary of Key Concepts
193(1)
Key Words
194(1)
Thinking Geographically
194(1)
Chapter Seven Cultural Geography
195(48)
Components of Culture
196(2)
Interaction of People and Environment
198(1)
Environments as Controls
199(1)
Human Impacts
199(1)
Subsystems of Culture
199(7)
The Technological Subsystem
199(5)
The Sociological Subsystem
204(1)
The Ideological Subsystem
205(1)
Culture Change
206(6)
Innovation
207(1)
Diffusion
208(2)
Acculturation
210(2)
Cultural Diversity
212(1)
Language
213(9)
Language Spread and Change
215(1)
Standard and Variant Languages
216(3)
Language and Culture
219(3)
Religion
222(13)
Classification and Distribution of Religions
223(3)
The Principal Religions
226(1)
Judaism
226(1)
Christianity
227(2)
Islam
229(2)
Hinduism
231(2)
Buddhism
233(2)
East Asian Ethnic Religions
235(1)
Ethnicity
235(2)
Gender and Culture
237(3)
Other Aspects of Diversity
240(3)
Summary of Key Concepts
241(1)
Key Words
242(1)
Thinking Geographically
242(1)
Chapter Eight Spatial Interaction
243(30)
The Definition of Spatial Interaction
244(1)
Distance and Spatial Interaction
244(2)
Barriers to Interaction
246(1)
Spatial Interaction and Innovation
247(1)
Individual Activity Space
247(4)
Stage in Life
250(1)
Mobility
250(1)
Opportunities
251(1)
Diffusion and Innovation
251(2)
Contagious Diffusion
252(1)
Hierarchical Diffusion
253(1)
Spatial Interaction and Technology
253(3)
Automobiles
254(1)
Telecommunications
254(2)
Migration
256(12)
Types of Migration
257(2)
Incentives to Migrate
259(7)
Barriers to Migration
266(1)
Patterns of Migration
266(2)
Globalization
268(5)
Economic Integration
268(1)
International Banking
269(1)
Transnational Corporations
269(1)
Global Marketing
269(2)
Political Integration
271(1)
Cultural Integration
271(1)
Summary of Key Concepts
272(1)
Key Words
272(1)
Thinking Geographically
272(1)
Chapter Nine Political Geography
273(39)
National Political Systems
275(22)
States, Nations, and Nation-States
275(1)
Evolution of the Modern State
276(1)
Challenges to the State
277(2)
Geographic Characteristics of States
279(1)
Size
279(1)
Shape
279(2)
Location
281(1)
Cores and Capitals
282(2)
Boundaries: The Limits of the State
284(1)
Natural and Artificial Boundaries
284(1)
Boundaries Classified by Settlement
285(1)
Boundaries as Sources of Conflict
286(4)
Centripetal Forces: Promoting State Cohesion
290(1)
Nationalism
290(1)
Unifying Institutions
291(1)
Organization and Administration
291(1)
Transportation and Communication
291(1)
Centrifugal Forces: Challenges to State Authority
291(6)
Cooperation among States
297(6)
Supranationalism
297(1)
The United Nations and Its Agencies
298(1)
Maritime Boundaries
298(1)
An International Law of the Sea
299(1)
UN Affiliates
300(1)
Regional Alliances
300(1)
Economic Alliances
300(2)
Military and Political Alliances
302(1)
Local and Regional Political Organization
303(9)
The Geography of Representation: The Districting Problem
304(1)
The Fragmentation of Political Power
305(3)
Summary of Key Concepts
308(1)
Key Words
309(1)
Thinking Geographically
309(3)
The Location Tradition 311(1)
Chapter Ten Economic Geography
312(45)
The Classification of Economic Activity and Economies
314(3)
Categories of Activity
314(1)
Types of Economic Systems
315(1)
Stages of Development
316(1)
Primary Activities: Agriculture
317(15)
Subsistence Agriculture
320(1)
Extensive Subsistence Agriculture
320(2)
Intensive Subsistence Agriculture
322(2)
Expanding Crop Production
324(1)
Intensification and the Green Revolution
324(2)
Commercial Agriculture
326(1)
Production Controls
327(1)
A Model of Agricultural Location
327(1)
Intensive Commercial Agriculture
328(1)
Extensive Commercial Agriculture
329(2)
Special Crops
331(1)
Agriculture in Planned Economies
332(1)
Other Primary Activities
332(5)
Fishing
333(1)
Forestry
334(1)
Mining and Quarrying
334(3)
Trade in Primary Products
337(1)
Secondary Activities: Manufacturing
338(12)
Industrial Locational Models
339(1)
Other Locational Considerations
340(1)
Transport Characteristics
341(1)
Agglomeration Economies
341(1)
Just-in-Time and Flexible Production
342(1)
Comparative Advantage, Outsourcing, and Offshoring
343(1)
Imposed Considerations
344(2)
Transnational Corporations (TNCs)
346(1)
World Manufacturing Patterns and Trends
347(1)
High-Tech Patterns
348(2)
Tertiary and Beyond
350(3)
Tertiary Services
351(1)
Beyond Tertiary
352(1)
Services in World Trade
353(4)
Summary of Key Concepts
355(1)
Key Words
356(1)
Thinking Geographically
356(1)
Chapter Eleven An Urban World
357(35)
An Urbanizing World
359(2)
Origins and Evolution of Cities
361(4)
Defining the City Today
362(1)
The Location of Urban Settlements
362(2)
The Economic Base
364(1)
Functions of Cities
365(3)
Cities as Central Markets
365(2)
Cities as Centers of Production and Services
367(1)
Cities as Centers of Administration and Institutions
367(1)
Systems of Cities
368(2)
The Urban Hierarchy
368(1)
Rank-Size Relationships
369(1)
World Cities
369(1)
Inside the City
370(13)
Patterns of Land Use
370(1)
The Central Business District
370(1)
Outside the Central Business District
371(1)
Models of Urban Form
371(3)
Changes in Urban Form
374(1)
Suburbanization
374(1)
Decline of the Central City
375(2)
Downtown Renewal and Gentrification
377(3)
Social Areas of Cities
380(1)
Family Status
380(1)
Social Status
381(1)
Ethnicity
382(1)
Institutional Controls
382(1)
Global Urban Diversity
383(9)
Western European Cities
384(1)
Eastern European Cities
384(2)
Rapidly Growing Cities in the Developing World
386(1)
Colonial and Noncolonial Antecedents
387(1)
Urban Primacy and Rapid Growth
388(1)
Squatter Settlements
389(1)
Planned Cities
390(1)
Summary of Key Concepts
390(1)
Key Words
391(1)
Thinking Geographically
391(1)
Chapter Twelve Human Impact on the Environment
392(41)
Ecosystems
393(1)
Impact on Water
394(10)
Availability of Water
395(2)
Modification of Streams
397(1)
Water Quality
398(1)
Agricultural Sources of Water Pollution
399(1)
Fertilizers
399(1)
Biocides
400(1)
Animal Wastes
400(1)
Other Sources of Water Pollution
401(1)
Industry
402(1)
Mining
402(1)
Municipalities and Residences
403(1)
Controlling Water Pollution
403(1)
Impact on Air and Climate
404(7)
Air Pollutants
404(1)
Factors Affecting Air Pollution
405(1)
Acid Rain
406(1)
Photochemical Smog
407(1)
Depletion of the Ozone Layer
408(3)
Controlling Air Pollution
411(1)
Impact on Landforms
411(3)
Landforms Produced by Excavation
411(1)
Landforms Produced by Dumping
412(1)
Formation of Surface Depressions
413(1)
Impact on Plants and Animals
414(8)
Habitat Loss or Alteration
416(1)
Hunting and Commercial Exploitation
417(1)
Introduction of Exotic Species
418(2)
Poisoning and Contamination
420(1)
Preserving Biodiversity
421(1)
Legal Protection
421(1)
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
422(1)
Solid-Waste Disposal
422(11)
Municipal Waste
422(1)
Landfills
423(2)
Incineration
425(1)
Source Reduction and Recycling
425(1)
Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes
426(1)
Hazardous Waste
426(1)
Radioactive Waste
427(3)
Summary of Key Concepts
430(1)
Key Words
430(1)
Thinking Geographically
431(2)
The Area Analysis Tradition
433
Chapter Thirteen The Regional Concept
434
The Nature of Regions
435(2)
The Structure of This
Chapter
437(1)
Part I Regions in the Earth Science Tradition
437(5)
Landforms as Regions
437(1)
Dynamic Regions in Weather and Climate
438(1)
Natural Resource Regions
439(3)
Part II Regions in the Culture-Environment Tradition
442(5)
Population as Regional Focus
442(1)
Language as Region
443(1)
Mental Regions
444(1)
Political Regions
445(2)
Part III Regions in the Location Tradition
447
Economic Regions
447(1)
Urban Regions
448(2)
Ecosystems as Regions
450(3)
Summary of Key Concepts
453(1)
Key Words
453(1)
Thinking Geographically
453
Appendices 1(1)
Glossary 1(1)
Index 1
Arthur Getis is Distinguished Professor of Geography Emeritus at San Diego State University





Judy Getis is now deceased. Judy was a professor at San Diego State University, San Diego.





Mark Bjelland is professor of geography at Calvin University





Jerry Fellmann is deceased.