目錄
前言
第一部分 自然地理
Part Ⅰ Physical Geography
Unit 1 Introduction to Physical Geography
Topic 1:The Study of Geography
Topic 2:System Concept and System Feedback
Unit 2 Earth Structure and Revolution
Topic 1:Earth's Planetary Structure
Topic 2:The Earth's Revolution around the Sun
Unit 3 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
Topic 1:Plate Tectonics
Topic 2:Earthquakes
Unit 4 Atmosphere
Topic 1:Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere
Topic 2:Atmospheric Lifting and Precipitation
Topic 3:El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Unit 5 Surface Water and Ground Water
Topic 1:The Stream System
Topic 2:Ground Water
Topic 3:Surface Water as a Natural Resource
Unit 6 Fluvial and Glacial Landforms
Topic 1:Fluvial Landscapes
Topic 2:Continental Glaciers and Depositional Landforms
Unit 7 Soil Formation Factors and Soil Classification
Topic 1:Soil Formation Factors and Management
Topic 2:Soil Classification
Unit 8 Ecosystem
Topic 1:Environmental Adaptations
Topic 2:Biogeochemical Cycles
第二部分 人文地理
Part Ⅱ Human Geography
Unit 9 Overview of Human Geography
Topic 1:Introduction to Human Geography
Topic 2:Language and Culture
Unit 10 City Types and Urban Sprawl
Topic 1:City Types
Topic 2:Urban Sprawl and New Urbanism
Unit 11 Consumption and Development Inequality
Topic 1:Changing Patterns of Consumption
Topic 2:Uneven Development at the Sectoral Level
Unit 12 Population and Migrate
Topic 1:World Population Distribution and Density
Topic 2:Why Do People Migrate?
Unit 13 Tourism and Economic Development
Topic 1:Tourist Consumption and Social Change
Topic 2:Tourism and Developing Countries
Unit 14 Superanationalism and Boundaries
Topic 1:How Does Supranationalism Affect the State?
Topic 2:How are Boundaries Established, and Why Do Boundary Disputes Occur?
Unit 15 Social Distance and Toponyms
Topic 1:Social Distance and Physical Distance
Topic 2:Memorial Toponyms
Unit 16 Race, Ethnicity, and Globalization
Topic 1:Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Topic 2:Globalization, Neoliberalism and Regional Development
第三部分 地理技術
Part Ⅲ Geography Technology
Unit 17 Map Scale and Projections
Topic 1:Map and Map Scale
Topic 2:Map Projections
Unit 18 Remote Sensing
Topic 1:Introduction to Remote Sensing
Topic 2:Resolutions of Remote Sensing Data
Unit 19 Geographic Information System
Topic 1:Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis
Topic 2:Raster and Vector
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