| Magill's Choice: Geography Basics: 0 Contributor(s): Salem Press (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587651777 ISBN-13: 9781587651779 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: Geography Basics covers the most fundamental concepts of both physical and social geography. In order to further the geographic literacy of contemporary students, the articles in Geography Basics take an integrated approach to the field, emphasizing interconnections of every kind. Volume 1 addresses the question of what the study of geography is and then explores five basic fields: physical geography, biogeography and natural resources, human geography, economic geography, and political geography. The bulk of Volume 2 is a glossary containing about 1,600 definitions of basic geography terms and appendixes including a comprehensive annotated bibliography, a summary of global geographical data, and rankings of the world's physical properties. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Reference | Encyclopedias |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003018130 |
| Series: Magill's Choice |
| Physical Information: 1.98" H x 6.31" W x 9.39" (2.86 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work examines the fundamentals of world geography. Its first volume addresses the question of what the study of geography is and then explores five basic fields. The bulk of volume two is a glossary, containing nearly 1600 definitions of basic geography terms. |