When geographic ideas change the world in our heads, the impact can be read on the ground and in our lives. In these thought-provoking, witty essays, some of America's most distinguished geographers explore ten geographic ideas that have literally changed the world and the way we think and act.
When geographic ideas change the world in our heads, the impact can be read on the ground and in our lives. In these thought-provoking, witty essays, some of America's most distinguished geographers explore ten geographic ideas that have literally changed the world and the way we think and act.
Preface Introduction: Ten Geographic Ideas that Changed the World PART ONE: FRAMES OF THE WORLD 1 The Idea of the Map 2 The Weather Map: Exploiting Electronic Telecommunications to Forecast the Geography of the Atmosphere 3 Geographic Information System PART TWO: THW WORLD AS HUMAN HOME 4 Human Adjustment 5 Water Budget Climatology 6 Human Transformation of the Earth PART THREE: THE WORLD AS LINKED MOSAIC 7 Spatial Organization and Interdependence 8 Nested Hexagons: Central Place Theory 9 Megalopolis: The Future is Now PART FOUR: CODA 10 Sense of Place About the Contributors Index
Preface Introduction: Ten Geographic Ideas that Changed the World PART ONE: FRAMES OF THE WORLD 1 The Idea of the Map 2 The Weather Map: Exploiting Electronic Telecommunications to Forecast the Geography of the Atmosphere 3 Geographic Information System PART TWO: THW WORLD AS HUMAN HOME 4 Human Adjustment 5 Water Budget Climatology 6 Human Transformation of the Earth PART THREE: THE WORLD AS LINKED MOSAIC 7 Spatial Organization and Interdependence 8 Nested Hexagons: Central Place Theory 9 Megalopolis: The Future is Now PART FOUR: CODA 10 Sense of Place About the Contributors Index
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