Across This Land: A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada Contributor(s): Hudson, John C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1421437589 ISBN-13: 9781421437583 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Reference | Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see Also Travel - Maps & Road Atlases) - Architecture | Landscape |
Dewey: 917.3 |
LCCN: 2019027981 |
Series: Creating the North American Landscape |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7" W x 10" (2.10 lbs) 520 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Based on decades of research and written in clear, concise prose by one of the foremost geographers in North America, John C. Hudson's Across This Land is a comprehensive regional geography of the North American continent. Dividing the terrain into ten regions, which are then subdivided into twenty-seven smaller areas, Hudson's brisk narrative reveals the dynamic processes of each area's distinctive place-specific characteristics. Focusing on how human activities have shaped and have been shaped by the natural environment, Hudson considers physical, political, and historical geography. He also highlights related topics, including resource exploitation, economic development, and population change. Praised in its first edition as a readable and reliable interpretation of United States and Canadian geography, the revised Across This Land retains these strengths while adding substantial new material. Incorporating the latest available population and economic data, this thoroughly updated edition includes - reflections on new developments, such as resource schemes, Native governments in Atlantic Canada, and the role of climate change in the Arctic The most extensive regional geography of the North American continent on the market, Hudson's Across This Land will continue as the standard text in geography courses dealing with Canada and the United States, as well as a popular reference work for scholars, students, and lay readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hudson, John C.: - John C. Hudson is a professor of geography and director of the Program in Environmental Sciences at Northwestern University and the first recipient of the John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize for popular books in American human geography, awarded by the Association of American Geographers. |