Test Bank for Cultural Landscape, The An Introduction to Human Geography, 12th Edition James M. Rubenstein

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780134206233
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0134206233
• Author: James M. Rubenstein

Trusted for its timeliness, readability, and sound pedagogy, The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography emphasizes the relevance of geographic concepts to human challenges. The relationship between globalization and diversity is woven throughout; Rubenstein addresses these themes with a clear organization and presentation that engages students and appeals to instructors.

The 12th Edition challenges readers to apply geography tools and techniques to their local environments, bridging the global and the local, and getting students to interact with their local geography.New applied activities and debate features as well as integration of BBC videos into eText 2.0, further strengthens readers’ ties to the geography all around them.

Table Of Contents:

1. 1. This Is Geography
2. Key Issue 1: Why Is Geography a Science?
3. Introducing Geography
4. Cartography: The Science of Mapmaking
5. Contemporary Geographic Tools
6. Doing Geography: Data Collection & Mental Mapping
7. What’s Your Geography?
8. Interpreting Maps
9. The Geographic Grid
10. Key Issue 2: Why Is Each Point on Earth Unique?
11. Place: A Unique Location
12. Region: A Unique Area
13. Culture Regions
14. Key Issue 3: Why Are Different Places Similar?
15. Scale: Global and Local
16. Space: Distribution of Features
17. Space: Cultural Identity
18. Space: Inequality
19. Connections: Diffusion
20. Connections: Spatial Interaction
21. Debate It! GPS location services: On or off?
22. Key Issue 4: Why Are Some Actions Not Sustainable?
23. Geography, Sustainability, and Resources
24. Sustainability and Earth’s Physical Systems
25. Geography, Sustainability, and Ecology
26. Sustainable Environmental Change
27. Sustainability & Our Environment: The Everglades
28. Summary & Review
29. Key Terms
30. 2. Population and Health
31. Key Issue 1: Where Are the World’s People Distributed?
32. Introducing Population and Health
33. Population Concentrations
34. Population Density
35. Key Issue 2: Why Is World Population Increasing?
36. Natural Increase
37. Births and Deaths
38. Doing Geography: The Future Population of the World
39. What’s Your Population Geography?
40. The Demographic Transition
41. Key Issue 3: Why Do Some Places Face Health Challenges?
42. Health and Gender
43. Health and Aging
44. Medical Services
45. The Epidemiologic Transition
46. Key Issue 4: Why Might Population Increase in the Future?
47. Population and Resources
48. Debate It! Can Earth’s resources support our growing population?
49. Population Futures
50. Sustainability & Our Environment: Japan’s Population Decline
51. Epidemiologic Futures
52. Family Futures
53. Summary & Review
54. Key Terms
55. 3. Migration
56. Key Issue 1: Where Are the World’s Migrants Distributed?
57. Introducing Migration
58. International Net Migration
59. International and Internal Migration
60. Changing U.S. Immigration
61. Key Issue 2: Where Do People Migrate Within a Country?
62. Interregional Migration in the United States
63. Interregional Migration in Other Large Countries
64. Intraregional Migration
65. Key Issue 3: Why Do People Migrate?
66. Cultural Reasons for Migrating
67. Environmental Reasons for Migrating
68. Migrating to Find Work
69. Gender and Age of Migrants
70. Key Issue 4: Why Do Migrants Face Challenges?
71. Government Immigration Policies
72. U.S. Quota Laws
73. Doing Geography: Claiming Ellis Island
74. What’s Your Migration Geography?
75. U.S.–Mexico Border Issues
76. Sustainability & Our Environment: The Immigration View from Mexico
77. Debate It! Immigration reform: Tougher controls or legal status?
78. Europe’s Immigration Crisis
79. Summary & Review
80. Key Terms
81. 4. Folk and Popular Culture
82. Key Issue 1: Where Are Folk and Popular Leisure Activities Distributed?
83. Introducing Folk and Popular Culture
84. Origin, Diffusion, and Distribution of Folk and Popular Culture
85. Geographic Differences Between Folk and Popular Culture
86. Doing Geography: Time Use Surveys
87. What’s Your Leisure Activity?
88. Origin and Diffusion of Folk and Popular Music
89. Origin and Diffusion of Folk and Popular Sports
90. Key Issue 2: Where Are Folk and Popular Material Culture Distributed?
91. Elements of Material Culture
92. Folk and Popular Clothing
93. Debate It! Should Europe accept face covers for women?
94. Folk Food Customs
95. Popular Food Preferences
96. Folk and Popular Housing
97. Key Issue 3: Why Is Access to Folk and Popular Culture Unequal?
98. Diffusion of TV and Internet
99. Diffusion of Social Media
100. Challenges in Accessing Electronic Media
101. Key Issue 4: Why Do Folk and Popular Culture Face Sustainability Challenges?
102. Sustainability Challenges for Folk Culture
103. Sustainability Challenges for Popular Culture
104. Sustainability & Our Environment: Golf Courses
105. Summary & Review
106. Key Terms
107. 5. Languages
108. Key Issue 1: Where Are the World’s Languages Distributed?
109. Introducing Languages
110. Language Families
111. Two Largest Language Families
112. Other Large Language Families
113. Key Issue 2: Where Did English and Related Languages Originate and Diffuse?
114. Distribution of Indo-European Branches
115. Origin and Diffusion of Indo-European
116. Origin and Diffusion of English
117. Global Importance of English
118. Official Languages
119. Debate It! Should English be the official language of the United States?
120. Key Issue 3: Why Do Individual Languages Vary Among Places?
121. English Dialects
122. U.S. Dialects
123. Dialect or Language?
124. Sustainability & Our Environment: Gender Differences in Language
125. Multilingual Places
126. Key Issue 4: Why Do Local Languages Survive?
127. Endangered Languages
128. Preserving Languages
129. Isolated and Extinct Languages
130. New and Growing Languages
131. Doing Geography: Finding a New Language
132. What’s Your Language Geography?
133. Summary & Review
134. Key Terms

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