Murphy, Alexander B.
Geography: Why It Matters (Why It Matters)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509523016
- author:
- Murphy, Alexander B.
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 140
- Dimensions:
- 18.9 x 12.5 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Travel, General, Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Understanding our surroundings has been fundamental to human survival since we first sketched primitive maps. Studying geography has revealed much about the earth, helped us appreciate its diversity, and shown us how to plant crops.
The world is changing at an unprecedented pace, driven by rising sea levels, deforestation, species extinction, rapid urbanization, and mass migration. Modern technologies have connected people across the globe, with significant political and cultural consequences. As a subject concerned with how people, environments, and places are organized and interconnected, geography provides valuable insights into where things happen, why they happen where they do, and how geographical context influences environmental processes and human affairs.
This book explains why geography is so important to the current moment, making it more relevant than ever. Alexander B. Murphy explores the significance of geography in understanding our world today.
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