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Introduction to Human Geography A Disciplinary Approach Steven Graves Edition 1 Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach Geography the Jedi Way SUBTITLE STYLE Title Style 2015 Steven M. Graves Department of Geography California State University, Northridge Table of Contents Preface ..................................................................................... 5 Geography is not what you think it is. ....................................... 1 Geography as Discipline – Key Aspects of the Geodi Way ............. 1 Geography is a Way to See the World – Geodi Googles ................ 3 Geography is a Way to Ask Questions – Geodi Mind Tricks ........... 5 Geography is a Way to Solve Problems – Light Sabers.................. 6 Geography is a Way to Communicate – Jedi Language ................. 7 Critical Concepts ............................................................................. 8 How this book is arranged ............................................................... 8 What is it? ................................................................................................. 8 Where is it? ............................................................................................... 8 What does it look like? .............................................................................. 8 Why is it here or there? ............................................................................. 9 How does it fit in?...................................................................................... 9 Core Concepts ................................................................................ 9 Location .................................................................................................... 9 Region ..................................................................................................... 10 Diffusion .................................................................................................. 10 Process and Pattern ............................................................................... 13 Co-location .............................................................................................. 15 Chapter End Matter ....................................................................... 16 Chapter 2 CULTURE now and then ....................................... 17 Does Culture Exist? ...................................................................... 17 Heading 2 ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Heading 3 .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 3 Agriculture and Foodways ..................................... 29 Introduction ...................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Landscape of Food ....................................................................... 30 Map it out: Where does my food come from? .............................. 30 Why do we eat this stuff? .............................................................. 30 Physical Environment....................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Migration ....................................................................................... 31 Cultural Integration ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Doing Geography ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Teach Spatial ................................................................................ 16 Key Terms and Concepts .............................................................. 43 For Further Reading ...................................................................... 44 Chapter 4 Linguistic Geography ............................................. 45 Introduction ................................................................................... 45 Language on the Landscape ......................................................... 46 World Languages .......................................................................... 47 American Dialects ......................................................................... 51 Mapping Dialects .......................................................................... 52 Why Omaha? .......................................................................................... 53 Ethnicity and Dialect...................................................................... 54 Toponyms – Place Name Geography ........................................... 55 Toponymy and Place Marketing .................................................... 56 Language and the Environment .................................................... 57 Chapter 5 Religion ................................................................. 59 Most people believe in the supernatural and consider it sacred. Those beliefs help many cope with the stresses and joys of life. At one point, those stresses and joys were as often as not a product of human interaction with the natural environment. Today, religion reflects and conditions our interaction with the natural environment, but also many other aspects of our daily lives. .............................. 59 What is it? ..................................................................................... 59 What does it look like? The Landscape of Religion ...................... 61 Shrines .......................................................................................... 63 Religious Holiday Space – ............................................................ 63 Cemeteries .................................................................................... 64 Where is it?: Religious Realms ..................................................... 65 American Christianity .................................................................... 68 Islam ............................................................................................. 71 Judaism ......................................................................................... 72 Hinduism ....................................................................................... 73 Why Here? .................................................................................... 74 The Big Picture ............................................................................. 77 Religion and Politics................................................................................ 77 Religion and Economics ......................................................................... 77 Religion and Language: .......................................................................... 78 Religion and the Environment ................................................................. 78 Heading 3 ................................................................................................ 79 Chapter 6 Politics ................................................................... 80 Chapter 7 Heading 1-Section Title ......................................... 81 Heading 2 ...................................................................................... 81 Heading 3 ................................................................................................ 81 Chapter 8 Ethnicity ................................................................. 82 Chapter 9 Heading 1-Section Title ....................................... 105 Heading 2 .................................................................................... 105 Heading 3 .............................................................................................. 105 Chapter 10 Economics ......................................................... 106 Chapter 11 Heading 1-Section Title...................................... 106 Heading 2 .................................................................................... 106 Heading 3 .............................................................................................. 106 Chapter 12 Urbanization ...................................................... 107 Chapter 13 Heading 1-Section Title...................................... 107 Heading 2 .................................................................................... 107 Heading 3 .............................................................................................. 107 Chapter 14 Health and Disease ........................................... 108 Chapter 15 Heading 1-Section Title...................................... 108 Heading 2 .................................................................................... 108 Heading 3 .............................................................................................. 108 Chapter 16 Crime and Punishment ...................................... 109 Chapter 17 Heading 1-Section Title...................................... 109 Heading 2 .................................................................................... 109 Heading 3 .............................................................................................. 109 Chapter 18 Gender .............................................................. 110 Chapter 19 Heading 1-Section Title...................................... 110 Heading 2 .................................................................................... 110 Heading 3 .............................................................................................. 110 Chapter 20 Environment and Nature .................................... 111 Chapter 21 Heading 1-Section Title...................................... 111 Heading 2 ...................................................................................