Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Humans cannot help but interact with Earth's surface. On it we plant our crops, locate our places of
business, and build our settlements and cities. From it we draw a host of resources that we either con-
sume as they are, or transform into a host of products that define the various global economies and
standards of living. And at the end of the day, we take out the trash. In doing all of these things, we
sometimes modify our earthly environment in ways that pose significant challenges for present and
future generations.
In this part, you will learn some of the key concepts and phenomena that concern human use and mis-
use of planet Earth. Economic geography, resource geography, urban geography, and environmental
geography will be the specific topics. All have a central bearing on this Part's central theme — how
humans interact with and impact the only planetary home we are likely to know.
