(NOTE: All chapters end with Summary, Case Study Revisited, Key Terms, Thinking Geographically, On the Internet, Further Readings, Contemporary Geographic Tools, and Global Forces and Local Impacts.)
Chapter 1: Thinking Geographically. Case Study/Big Mac Attack. Key Issue 1/How Do Geographers Describe Where Things Are? Maps. Contemporary Tools.
Key Issue 2/Why Is Each Point on Earth Unique? Place: Unique Location of a Feature. Region: Areas of Unique Characteristics.
Key Issue 3/Why Are Different Places Similar? Scale: From Local to Global. Space: Distribution of Features. Connections between Places.
Chapter 2: Population Case Study/Population Growth in India. Key Issue 1/Where Is the World's Population Distributed? Population Concentrations. Sparsely Populated Regions. Population Density.
Key Issue 2/Where Has the World's Population Increased? Natural Increase. Fertility. Mortality.
Key Issue 3/Why Is Population Increasing at Different Rates in Different Countries? The Demographic Transition. Population Pyramids. Countries in Different Stages of Demographic Transition. Demographic Transition and World Population Growth.
Key Issue 4/Why Might the World Face an Overpopulation Problem? Malthus on Overpopulation. Declining Birth Rates. World Health Threats.
Chapter 3: Migration Case Study/Migrating to Spain Key Issue 1/Why Do People Migrate? Reasons for Migrating. Distance of Migration. Characteristics of Migrants.
Key Issue 2/Where Are Migrants Distributed?. Global Migration Patterns. U.S. Immigration Patterns. Impact of Immigration on the United States.
Key Issue 3/Why Do Migrants Face Obstacles? Immigration Policies of Host Countries. Cultural Problems Living in Other Countries.
Key Issue 4/Why Do People Migrate Within a Country? Migration Between Regions of a Country. Migration Within One Region.
Chapter 4: Folk and Popular Culture Case Study/The Aboriginal Artists of Australia at Lincoln Center Key Issue 1/Where Do Folk and Popular Cultures Originate and Diffuse? Origin of Folk and Popular Cultures. Diffusion of Folk and Popular Cultures.
Key Issue 2/Why Is Folk Culture Clustered? Isolation Promotes Cultural Diversity. Influence of Physical Environment.
Key Issue 3/Why Is Popular Culture Widely Distributed? Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, and Food. Role of Television in Diffusing Popular Culture.
Key Issue 4/Why Does Globalization of Popular Culture Cause Problems? Threat to Folk Culture. Environmental Impact of Popular Culture.
Chapter 5: Language Case Study/French and Spanish in the United States and Canada Key Issue 1/Where Are English-Language Speakers Distributed? Origin and Diffusion of English. Dialects of English.
Key Issue 2/Why Is English Related to Other Languages? Indo-European Branches. Origin and Diffusion of Indo-European.
Key Issue 3/Where Are Other Languages Distributed? Classification of Languages. Distribution of Language Families.
Key Issue 4/Why Do People Preserve Local Languages? Preserving Language Diversity. Global Dominance of English.
Chapter 6: Religion Case Study/The Dalai Lama vs. the People's Republic of China Key Issue 1/Where Are Religions Distributed? Universalizing Religions. Ethnic Religions.
Key Issue 2/Why Do Religions Have Different Distributions? Origin of Religions. Diffusion of Religions. Holy Places. The Calendar.
Key Issue 3/Why Do Religions Organize Space in Distinctive Patterns? Origin of Religions. Places of Worship. Sacred Space. Administration of Space.
Key Issue 4/Why Do Territorial Conflicts Arise Among Religious Groups? Religion vs. Government Policies. Religion vs. Religion.
Chapter 7: Ethnicity Case Study/Ethnic Conflict in Rwanda Key Issue 1/Where Are Ethnicities Distributed? Distribution of Ethnicities in the United States. Differentiating Ethnicity and Race.
Key Issue 2/Why Have Ethnicities Been Transformed into Nationalities? Rise of Nationalities. Multinational States. Revival of Ethnic Identity.
Key Issue 3/Why Do Ethnicities Clash? Ethnic Competition to Dominate Nationality. Dividing Ethnicities Among More Than One State.
Key Issue 4/What Is Ethnic Cleansing? Ethnic Cleansing in Yugoslavia. Ethnic Cleansing in Central Africa.
Chapter 8: Political Geography Case Study/Changing Borders in Europe Key Issue 1/Where Are States Located? Problems of Defining States Development of the State Concept.
Key Issue 2/Why Do Boundaries Cause Problems? Shapes of States. Types of Boundaries. Internal Organization of States.
Key Issue 3/Why Do States Cooperate with Each Other? Political and Military Cooperation. Economic Cooperation.
Key Issue 4/Why Has Terrorism Increased? Terrorism by Individuals and Organizations. State Support for Terrorism.
Chapter 9: Development Case Study/Bangladesh's Development Problems Key Issue 1/Why Does Development Vary Among Countries? Economic Indicators of Development. Social Indicators of Development. Demographic Indicators of Development.
Key Issue 2/Where Are More and Less Developed Countries Distributed? More Developed Regions. Less Developed Regions.
Key Issue 3/Where Does Level of Development Vary by Gender? Gender-related Development Index. Gender Empowerment.
Key Issue 4/Why Do Less Developed Countries Face Obstacles to Development? Development Through Self-Sufficiency. Development Through International Trade. Financing Development.
Chapter 10: Agriculture Case Study/Wheat Farmers in Kansas and Pakistan Key Issue 1/Where Did Agriculture Originate? Origins of Agriculture. Location of Agricultural Hearths. Classifying Agricultural Regions.
Key Issue 2/Where Are Agricultural Regions in Less Developed Countries? Shifting Cultivation. Pastoral Nomadism. Intensive Subsistence Agriculture.
Key Issue 3/Where Are Agricultural Regions in More Developed Countries? Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming. Dairy Farming. Grain Farming. Livestock Ranching. Mediterranean Agriculture. Commercial Gardening and Fruit Farming. Plantation Farming.
Key Issue 4/Why Do Farmers Face Economic Difficulties? Issues for Subsistence Farmers. Issues for Commercial Farmers. Strategies To Increase Food Supply.
Chapter 11: Industry Case Study/Maquiladoras in Mexico Key Issue 1/Where Did Industry Originate? The Industrial Revolution. Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution.
Key Issue 2/Where Is Industry Distributed? North America. Europe. East Asia.
Key Issue 3/Why Do Industries Have Different Distributions? Situation Factors. Site Factors. Obstacles to Optimum Location.
Key Issue 4/Why Do Industries Face Problems? Industrial Problems from a Global Perspective. Industrial Problems in More Developed Countries. Industrial Problems in Less Developed Countries.
Chapter 12: Services Case Study/Obtaining Goods in Romania Key Issue 1/Where Did Services Originate? Types of Services. Origin of Services. Services in Rural Settlements.
Key Issue 2/Why Are Consumer Services Distributed in a Regular Pattern? Central Place Theory. Market Area Analysis. Hierarchy of Services and Settlements.
Key Issue 3/Why Do Business Services Locate in Large Settlements? World Cities. Hierarchy of Business Services. Economic Base of Settlements.
Key Issue 4/Why Do Services Cluster Downtown? Central Business District. Suburbanization of Businesses.
Chapter 13: Urban Patterns Case Study/Two Families in New Jersey Key Issue 1/Where Have Urban Areas Grown? Urbanization. Defining Urban Settlements.
Key Issue 2/Where Are People Distributed Within Urban Areas? Three Models of Urban Structure. Use of the Models Outside North America.
Key Issue 3/Why Do Inner Cities Have Distinctive Problems? Inner-City Physical Problems. Inner-City Social Problems. Inner-City Economic Problems.
Key Issue 4/Why Do Suburbs Have Distinctive Problems? The Peripheral Model. Contribution of Transportation to Suburbanization. Local Government Fragmentation.
Chapter 14: Resource Problems Case Study/Pollution in Mexico City Key Issue 1/Why Are Resources Being Depleted? Energy Resources. Mineral Resources.
Key Issue 2/Why Are Resources Being Polluted? Air Pollution. Water Pollution. Land Pollution.
Key Issue 3/Why Are Resources Reusable? Renewing Resources. Recycling Resources.
Key Issue 4/Why Can Resources Be Conserved? Sustainable Development. Biodiversity.
