Human Geography

Michael Mercier is an assistant professor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University.William Norton is a former professor in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba.

• Note: All chapters include:- Chapter Introduction- Points to Consider- Conclusion- Summary- Questions for Critical Thought- List of Links to Other ChaptersTenth Edition: Special Features1. What Is Human Geography? NEWDefining Human GeographyConcepts: Space, Place, and RegionConcepts: Interaction, Communication, and MovementGeographic ToolsPeople and Places2. Population and Health GeographyPopulation DistributionPopulation DynamicsFertilityMortalityNatural IncreaseGovernment PoliciesThe Composition of a PopulationHistory of Population GrowthExplaining Population GrowthMigrationHealth Geographies3. Uneven Development and Global InequalitiesIdentifying Global InequalitiesExplaining Global InequalitiesInterpreting the Significance of Global InequalitiesFeeding the WorldRefugeesNatural Disasters and DiseasesProspects for Economic GrowthStriving for Equality, Fairness, and Social Justice4. Geographies of Culture and LandscapeA World Divided by Culture?Formal Cultural RegionsVernacular Cultural RegionsThe Making of Cultural LandscapesCultural Variables: Language and ReligionLanguageReligion5. Geographies of Identity and DifferenceThe Cultural TurnThe Myth of RaceEthnicityGenderSexualityIdentities and LandscapeGeographies of Well-BeingFolk Culture and Popular CultureTourism6. Political GeographyState CreationGeopolitics (and Geopolitik)Unstable StatesGroupings of StatesThe Role of the StateElections: Geography MattersThe Geography of Peace and WarOur Geopolitical Future?7. An Urban WorldAn Urbanizing WorldThe Origins and Growth of CitiesThe Location of CitiesUrban Systems and HierarchiesGlobal Cities8. Urban Form and the Social Geography of the CityExplaining Urban FormHousing and NeighbourhoodsSuburbs and SprawlInequality and PovertyCities as Centres of Production and ConsumptionTransportation and CommunicationPlanning the CityCities of the Less Developed World9. Geographies of Food and AgricultureThe Geography of Food ProductionDistance, Land Value, and Land UseDomesticating Plants and AnimalsThe Evolution of World Agricultural LandscapesWorld Agriculture Today: Types and RegionsGlobal Agricultural RestructuringFood Production, Food Consumption, and Identity10. Geographies of Energy, Industry, and ServicesEconomic ActivityThe Industrial Location ProblemThe Industrial RevolutionFossil Fuel Sources of EnergyWorld Industrial GeographyGlobalization and Industrial GeographiesUneven Development in More Developed Countries11. Geographies of GlobalizationIntroducing GlobalizationGeography as a Discipline in DistanceOvercoming Distance: TransportationOvercoming Distance: TradeOvercoming Distance: Transnational Corporations (TNCs)Overcoming Distance: Transmitting InformationInterpreting, Conceptualizing, and Measuring GlobalizationThe Global Economic SystemCultural GlobalizationPolitical GlobalizationGlobalization: Good or Bad?12. Humans and the EnvironmentA Global PerspectiveEnvironmental ConcernHuman Impacts on VegetationHuman Impacts on AnimalsHuman Impacts on Land, Soil, Air, and WaterEarth's Vital SignsSustainability and Sustainable DevelopmentGlossaryReferencesIndex

From previous editions: "This is my favourite introductory human geography textbook... This text provides a solid foundation for intro human geography. It introduces the key vocabulary in an accessible way and draws in a variety of current research in a way that makes geography both interesting and approachable." -Patricia Fitzpatrick, University of Winnipeg"Most other texts are American-focused or Canadian adaptations of American texts. Of the global texts, Norton and Mercier is the best at providing a comprehensive treatement of human geography." -Brent Doberstein, Univeristy of Waterloo