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Human Geography For Dummies

Author:

Kyle Tredinnick

Overview

Your map to understanding human geography

Human Geography For Dummies introduces you to the ideas and perspectives encompassed by the field of human geography, and makes a great supplement to human geography courses in high school or college. So what is human geography? It’s not about drawing maps all over your body (although you’re welcome to do that if you want—no judgment). Human geography explores the relationship between humans and their natural environment, tracking the broad social patterns that shape human societies. Inside, you’ll learn about immigration, urbanization, globalization, empire and political expansion, and economic systems, to name a few. This learner-friendly Dummies guide explains all the key concepts clearly and succinctly.

Find out how location and geography impact population, culture, economics, and politics
Learn about contemporary issues in human migration, health, and global peace and stability
Get a clear understanding of all the key concepts covered in your introductory human geography class
Understand how society got to where it is, and get a glimpse into potential changes in the future

Human Geography For Dummies is perfect for students who need additional study materials or simplified explanations. It’s also a fun read for anyone curious about the comings and goings of people on this planet of ours.

Your map to understanding human geography

Human Geography For Dummies introduces you to the ideas and perspectives encompassed by the field of human geography, and makes a great supplement to human geography courses in high school or college. So what is human geography? It’s not about drawing maps all over your body (although you’re welcome to do that if you want—no judgment). Human geography explores the relationship between humans and their natural environment, tracking the broad social patterns that shape human societies. Inside, you’ll learn about immigration, urbanization, globalization, empire and political expansion, and economic systems, to name a few. This learner-friendly Dummies

guide explains all the key concepts clearly and succinctly.

Find out how location and geography impact population, culture, economics, and politics
Learn about contemporary issues in human migration, health, and global peace and stability
Get a clear understanding of all the key concepts covered in your introductory human geography class
Understand how society got to where it is, and get a glimpse into potential changes in the future

Human Geography For Dummies is perfect for students who need additional study materials or simplified explanations. It’s also a fun read for anyone curious about the comings and goings of people on this planet of ours.

Human Geography For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Welcome to the world of Human Geography. It is a whole world that a shockingly large number of people do not even know exists. Human geography is an academic discipline regularly taught at the high school and university level that actually encompasses quite a few subdisciplines of geographic study. The traditional divisions of human geography study the following major fields.

Populations and migration
Urban geography
Economic geography
Cultural geography
Political geography

Within those fields, a slew of other research areas can be included under the umbrella of human geography. Areas like medical geography study the relationship between space and medical care (like the spread of infectious diseases or the impact that location has on quality of life). Political geography is a geopolitics field that tries to understand the geographic factors that influence how different countries interact. The content in this book will give you a working overview of the terms and concepts covered within the field of human geography. The materials are comparable to the content covered in a lower-level undergraduate college course or an upper-level high school course. This book is not an in-depth dive into any particular human geography topic. In fact, every topic included in this book could have entire books written about just that one idea. Many researchers have spent untold hours building the human geography field. The purpose of this book is to give you a taste of the breadth of human geography in easily digestible tidbits. Also, this is not a textbook. Instead, it is a starting place for where human geography can take you.

About The Author

Kyle Tredinnick has taught geography courses in high schools in China, Minnesota, and Nebraska, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in geography at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has served on the board for the National Council for Geographic Education and is an AP Human Geography exam reader for the College Board.