Front Matter

Chapter Introduction

Preface

Fundamentals of the Human Mosaic and Jordan’s Five Classic Themes of Cultural Geography

Features of Jordan’s Fundamentals of the Human Mosaic

Topical Coverage: Combining the Timeless and the Timely

Media and Supplements

Instructor Supplements

Acknowledgments/Reviewers

About the Authors

Chapter 1

Cultural Geography: An Introduction

What is Cultural Geography?

Themes in Cultural Geography

Culture Region

Cultural Diffusion

Cultural Ecology

Cultural Interaction

Cultural Landscape

Key Terms

Geography on the Internet

Recommended Books on Cultural Geography

Journals in Human and Cultural Geography

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 2

Folk and Popular Cultures

Many Cultures: Material, Nonmaterial, Folk, Popular, and Mass

Folk and Popular Culture Regions

Folk and Popular Culture Diffusion

The Ecology of Folk and Popular Cultures

Cultural Interaction in Folk and Popular Cultures

Folk and Popular Cultural Landscapes

Key Terms

Folk and Popular Cultures on the Internet

Recommended Books on Folk and Popular Culture

Journals in Folk and Popular Culture

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 3

Population Geography

Demographic Regions

Diffusion in Population Geography

Population Ecology

Cultural Interaction and Population Patterns

The Settlement Landscape

Key Terms

Population Geography on the Internet

Recommended Books on Population Geography

Journals in Population Geography

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 4

The Geography of Language

Linguistic Culture Regions

Linguistic Diffusion

Linguistic Ecology

Cultural-Linguistic Interaction

Linguistic Landscapes

Key Terms

Linguistic Geography on the Internet

Recommended Books on the Geography of Language

Journal in the Geography of Language

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 5

Geographies of Race and Ethnicity

What are Race and Ethnicity?

Ethnic Regions

Cultural Diffusion and Ethnicity

Ethnic Ecology

Ethnic Cultural Interaction

Ethnic Landscapes

Key Terms

Ethnic Geography on the Internet

Recommended Books on Ethnic Geography

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 6

Political Geography

Political Culture Regions

Political Diffusion

Political Ecology

Political-Cultural Interaction

Political Landscapes

Key Terms

Political Geography on the Internet

Recommended Books on Political Geography

Political-Geographical Journals

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 7

The Geography of Religion

Classifying Religions

Religious Culture Regions

Religious Diffusion

Religious Ecology

Cultural Interaction in Religion

Religious Landscapes

Key Terms

Geography of Religion on the Internet

Recommended Books on the Geography of Religion

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 8

Agriculture

Agricultural Regions

Agricultural Diffusion

Agricultural Ecology

Cultural Interaction in Agriculture

Agricultural Landscapes

Key Terms

Agricultural Geography on the Internet

Recommended Books on Agricultural Geography

Journals in Agricultural Geography

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 9

Economic Geography: Industries, Services, and Development

What is Economic Development?

A Model of Economic Development

Industrial and Service Regions

Diffusion of Industry and Services

Industrial-Economic Ecology

Industrial-Economic Cultural Interaction

Industrial-Economic Landscapes

Key Terms

Economic Geography on the Internet

Recommended Books on Economic Geography

Journals in Economic Geography

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 10

Urbanization

Culture Regions

Origin and Diffusion of the City

The Ecology of Urban Location

Cultural Interaction in Urban Geography

Urban Cultural Landscapes

Key Terms

The City on the Internet

Recommended Books on Urban Geography

Journals in Urban Geography

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Chapter 11

Inside the City

Urban Culture Regions

Cultural Diffusion in the City

The Cultural Ecology of the City

Cultural Interaction and Models of the City

Urban Landscapes

Key Terms

The Urban Mosaic on the Internet

Recommended Books on the Urban Mosaic

Answers to Thinking Geographically Questions

Glossary

Glossary

Sources

Sources

Index

Index