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Geography : a very short introduction / John A. Matthews and David T. Herbert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matthews, John A. (John Anthony), 1947-
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 185.
- Very short introductions ; 185
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- Modern geography has come a long way from its roots in simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. Spanning both physical and human geography, the discipline today bridges the divide between the sciences and humanities, and between the environment and our society. This book reveals how and why.
- Contents:
- Preface
- List of illustrations
- 1: Geography: the world is our stage
- 2: Physical dimension: our natural environments
- 3: Human dimension: people in their places
- 4: Geography as a whole: the common ground
- 5: How geographers work
- 6: Geography's present and future
- References
- Further reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-170) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-52894-3
- 9786611528942
- 0-19-154945-2
- OCLC:
- 437093593
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