Human geography : people, place, and culture / Erin H. Fouberg, Northern State University, Alexander B. Murphy, University of Oregon, with contributions from H.J. de Blij, Michigan State University.
"The noted geographer Yi-Fu Tuan once said, "People make places." People create cultures, values, aesthetics, politics, economics, and more, and each of these affects and shapes places. Places do not exist in a vacuum, as places are constantly being changed from within and in the context of the broa...
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Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Wiley,
[2020]
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Edition: | Twelveth edition. |
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Physical Description: | xx, 447, 9, 7, 1, 8, 16 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"The noted geographer Yi-Fu Tuan once said, "People make places." People create cultures, values, aesthetics, politics, economics, and more, and each of these affects and shapes places. Places do not exist in a vacuum, as places are constantly being changed from within and in the context of the broader world. The study of human geography constantly reminds us of how people shape their world and of how people and places vary across space. People build homes and buildings, establish economic and political systems, interact with one other, construct cultures, and shape physical environments. In the process, they create and transform places"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | GF41 .D4 2020 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781119577607 1119577608 |