An introductory text covering a wide range of topics must draw heavily on the research and help of others. Many geographers contributed advice, comments, ideas, and assistance as this book moved from outline through draft to publication. We would like to thank those colleagues who contributed their helpful feedback and opinions:

Michael Cote, University of Southern Maine

Seth Giertz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Shawn Knabb, Western Washington University

Marc Law, University of Vermont

Michael Makowsky, Johns Hopkins University

Robert McComb, Texas Tech University

Paul Menchik, Michigan State University

Erin Moody, University of Maryland

Matthew Rutledge, Boston College

Daniel Sacks, Indiana University, Bloomington

We would also like to thank those colleagues who offered helpful comments during the preparation of earlier editions of The Human Mosaic, whose foundation supports Contemporary Human Geography in many ways:

Jennifer Adams, Pennsylvania State University

Paul C. Adams, University of Texas, Austin

W. Frank Ainsley, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Christopher Airriess, Ball State University

Nigel Allan, University of California, Davis

Thomas D. Anderson, Bowling Green State University

Timothy G. Anderson, Ohio Wesleyan University

Patrick Ashwood, Hawkeye Community College

Nancy Bain, Ohio University

Timothy Bawden, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Brad A. Bays, Oklahoma State University

A. Steele Becker, University of Nebraska, Kearney

Sarah Bednarz, Texas A&M University

Gigi Berardi, Western Washington University

Daniel Borough, California State University, Los Angeles

Mathias Le Bossé, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Patricia Boudinot, George Mason University

Wayne Brew, Montgomery Community College

Michael J. Broadway, Northern Michigan University

Sarah Osgood Brooks, Central Michigan University

Larry E. Brown, University of Missouri, Columbia

Scott S. Brown, Francis Marion University

Craig S. Campbell, Youngstown State University

Kimberlee J. Chambers, Sonoma State University

Wing H. Cheung, Palomar Community College

Carolyn A. Coulter, Atlantic Cape Community College

Merel J. Cox, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona

Marcelo Cruz, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Christina Dando, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Robin E. Datel, California State University, Sacramento

James A. Davis, Brigham Young University

Richard Deal, Western Kentucky University

Jeff R. DeGrave, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Lorraine Dowler, Pennsylvania State University

Christine Drake, Old Dominion University

Owen Dwyer, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Anthony J. Dzik, Shawnee State University

Matthew Ebiner, El Camino College

James D. Ewing, Florida Community College, Jackson

Maria Grace Fadiman, Florida Atlantic University

David Albert Farmer, Wilmington College

Kim Feigenbaum, Santa Fe Community College

D. J. P. Forth, West Hills Community College

Carolyn Gallaher, American University

Charles R. Gildersleeve, University of Nebraska, Omaha

M. A. Goodman, Grossmont College

Jeffrey J. Gordon, Bowling Green State University

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Richard J. Grant, University of Miami

Charles F. Gritzner, South Dakota State University

Sally Gros, University of Oklahoma, Norman

Qian Guo, San Francisco State University

Joshua Hagen, Marshall University

Daniel J. Hammel, University of Toledo

Ellen R. Hansen, Emporia State University

Jennifer Helzer, California State University, Stanislaus

Andy Herod, University of Georgia

Elliot P. Hertzenberg, Wilmington College

Deryck Holdsworth, Pennsylvania State University

Cecelia Hudleson, Foothill College

Ronald Isaac, Ohio University

Gregory Jean, Samford University

Kari B. Jensen, Hofstra University

Brad Jokisch, Ohio University

Edward L. Kinman, Longwood University

James R. Keese, California Polytechnic State University

Artimus Keiffer, Wittenberg University

Edward L. Kinman, Longwood University

Marti L. Klein, Saddleback College

Vandara Kohli, California State University, Bakersfield

Jennifer Kopf, West Texas A&M

John C. Kostelnick, Illinois State University

Debra Kreitzer, Western Kentucky University

Olaf Kuhlke, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Michael Kukral, Ohio Wesleyan University

Hsiang-te Kung, Memphis University

William G. Laatsch, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Paul R. Larson, Southern Utah University

Ann Legreid, Central Missouri State University

Peter Li, Tennessee Technological University

Ronald Lockmann, California State University, Dominiguez Hills

Jose Javier Lopez, Minnesota State University

Michael Madsen, Brigham Young University, Idaho

Debra J. Taylor Matthews, Boise State University

Blake L. Mayberry, University of Kansas

Vincent Mazeika, Ohio University

Jesse O. McKee, University of Southern Mississippi

Wayne McKim, Towson State University

Douglas Meyer, Eastern Illinois University

Klaus Meyer-Arendt, Mississippi State University

John Milbauer, Northeastern State University

Cynthia A. Miller, Syracuse University

Glenn R. Miller, Bridgewater State University

Don Mitchell, Syracuse University

Norman Moline, Augustana College

Edris Montalvo, Texas State University, San Marcos

Karen M. Morin, Bucknell University

James Mulvihill, California State University, San Bernardino

Douglas Munski, University of North Dakota

Gareth A. Myers, University of Kansas

David J. Nemeth, University of Toledo

James W. Newton, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Michael G. Noll, Valdosta State University

Ann M. Oberhauser, West Virginia University

Stephen M. O’Connell, Oklahoma State University

Thomas Orf, Las Positas College

Brian Osborne, Queen’s University

Kenji Oshiro, Wright State University

Bimal K. Paul, Kansas State University

Paul E. Phillips, Ft. Hays (KS) State University

Eric Prout, Texas A&M University

Darren Purcell, University of Oklahoma

Virginia M. Ragan, Maple Woods Community College

Jeffrey P. Richetto, University of Alabama

Henry O. Robertson, Louisiana State University, Alexandria

Robert Rundstrom, University of Oklahoma

Norman H. Runge, University of Delaware

Stephen Sandlin, California State University, Pomona

Lydia Savage, University of Southern Maine

Steven Schnell, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Andrew Schoolmaster III, University of North Texas

Cynthia S. Simmons, Michigan State University

Emily Skop, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Christa Smith, Clemson University

Anne K. Soper, Indiana University

Roger W. Stump, State University of New York, Albany

Ray Sumner, Long Beach City College

Mary Kimsey Tacy, James Madison University

David A. Tait, Rogers State University

Jonathan Taylor, California State University, Fullerton

Thomas A. Terich, Western Washington University

Thomas M. Tharp, Purdue University

Benjamin F. Timms, California Polytechnic State University

Ralph Triplette, Western Carolina University

Daniel E. Turbeville III, Eastern Washington University

Elisabeth S. Vidon, Indiana University

Ingolf Vogeler, University of Wisconsin

Timothy M. Vowles, Colorado State University

Philip Wagner, Simon Fraser State University

Barney Warf, Florida State University

Henry Way, University of Kansas

Barbara Weightman, California State University, Fullerton

John Western, Syracuse University

W. Michael Wheeler, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

David Wilkins, University of Utah

Douglas Wilms, East Carolina State University

Donald Zeigler, Old Dominion University

In addition, special thanks to Diana Ter-Ghazaryan, Charles Heck, and Jackal Tanelorn for their invaluable research and assistance throughout the developmental process.

Our thanks also go to various staff members of W. H. Freeman and Company, whose encouragement, skills, and suggestions have created a special working environment and to whom we express our deepest gratitude. In particular, we thank Steven Rigolosi; Janice Wiggins, developmental editor par excellence; Taryn Burns, marketing manager; Lindsay Neff, media editor; Liz Geller, project editor; Blake Logan, interior and cover designer; Sheridan Sellers, page makeup designer; Janice Donnola, illustration coordinator; Bianca Moscatelli, photo editor; Susan Wein, production manager; Lisa Kinne, managing editor; and Tracey Kuehn, director of editing, design, and media production. In addition, we’d like to thank several others whose work helped ensure the overall quality of the book: Patti Brecht, copyeditor; Liz Marraffino, proofreader; and Ellen Brennan, indexer. The fine work of all these people can be detected throughout the book.

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