Prelim

Part I : Getting Grounded: The Geographic Basics

Chapter 1: Geography: Understanding a World of Difference
Geography: Making Sense of It All
Exposing Misconceptions: More Than Maps and Trivia
Taking a Look at the New Geography
Getting to the Essentials
Chapter 2: Thinking Like a Geographer
Changing the Way You Think — Geographically
Chapter 3: Grid and Bear It
Feeling Kind of Square
Telling Someone Where to Go
The Global Grid: Hip, Hip, Hipparchus!
Getting Lined Up
Chapter 4: Maps That Lie Flat Lie!
Seeing the Light: Map Projections
Realizing Exactly How Flat Maps Lie
Isn’t there a truthful map anywhere?
Different Strokes for Different Folks: A World of Projections
Mapping a Cartographic Controversy!
Chapter 5: Getting the Message of Maps
Checking Out the Basic Map Components
Taking It to Scale
Showing the Ups and Downs: Topography
Using Symbols to Tell the Story
Gathering Information: Sources for Pinpointing Objects
Getting Computerized
Midterm
Part II : Getting Physical: Land, Water, and Air
Chapter 6: Taking Shape: The Land We Live On
Starting at the Bottom: Inside Earth
Getting Down to Theory: Earth Benedict?!
Making Mountains Out of Molehills
Experiencing Earthquakes: Shake, Rattle and Roll!
Subducting Plates: Volcano Makers
Chapter 7: Giving Earth a Facelift
Getting Carried Away
Changing the Landscape
Chapter 8: Water, Water Everywhere
Taking the Plunge: Global Water Supply
Shaping Our World: Oceans
Getting Fresh with Water
Chapter 9: Warming Up and Chilling Out: Why Climates Happen
Getting a Grip on Climate
Playing the Angles
Tilt-a-World: The Reasons for the Seasons
Hot or Cold? Adjust Your Altitude
Gaining Heat, Losing Heat
Going with the Flow: Ocean Currents
Living Under Pressure
Chapter 10: From Rainforests to Ice Caps: The Geography of Climates
Giving Class to Climates
Mixing Sun and Rain: Humid Tropical Climates
Going to Extremes: Dry Climates
Enjoying the In-between: Humid Mesothermal Climates
Cooling Off: Humid Microthermal Climates
Dropping Below Freezing: Polar Climates
FINals
Part III : Peopling the Planet
Chapter 11: Nobody Here but Us Six Billion
Going by the Numbers
Going Ballistic: Population Growth
Checking Behind the Curve: Population Change
Considering “Overpopulation”
Chapter 12: Shift Happens: Migration
Populating the Planet
Choosing to Migrate
Giving a Good Impression
Chapter 13: Culture: The Spice of Life and Place
Being Different 15,000 Times Over
Spreading the Word on Culture
Calling a Halt: Barrier Effects
Getting Religion: How It Moves and Grows
Getting in a Word about Language
Creating a Single Global Culture
Chapter 14: Where Do You Draw the Line?
Drawing and Re-Drawing the Boundaries of the World
Typecasting Boundary Lines
Living with the Consequences
Drawing Electoral District Boundaries
Chapter 15: Getting Down to Business
Categorizing Economic Activity
Putting Economic Systems into Place
Understanding Location Factors
Looking Toward Location Trends of Tomorrow
Chapter 16: Impacts on the Environment
Grasping the Basics — Environmentally Speaking
Contributing Factors: Pollution on the Move
Going Global: Multiple Sources Affect an Entire Population
Taking on the Challenges of Tomorrow