Human Geography Study Library.

Introduction to Maps (reference, thematic, topographic) · Geographic Data (GIS, GPS, remote sensing) · The Power of Geographic Data · Spatial Concepts (absolute/relative location, distance, distribution, pattern) · Human–Environmental Interaction · Scales of Analysis (local, regional, national, global) · Regional Analysis (formal, functional, perceptual regions)

Population Distribution and Density · Consequences of Population Distribution · Population Composition (age-sex pyramids, dependency ratio) · Population Dynamics (CBR, CDR, NIR, TFR) · Demographic Transition Model (DTM) — stages 1–5 · Malthusian Theory and Neo-Malthusianism · Population Policies (pro-natalist, anti-natalist) · Women and Demographic Change · Aging Populations · Causes of Migration (push/pull factors, Ravenstein's Laws) · Forced vs. Voluntary Migration · Effects of Migration (remittances, brain drain, cultural diffusion)

Introduction to Culture · Cultural Landscapes and sequent occupance · Cultural Patterns (language families, religion distributions) · Types of Diffusion (relocation, expansion: hierarchical, contagious, stimulus) · Historical Causes of Diffusion (trade routes, colonialism) · Contemporary Causes of Diffusion (media, internet, globalization) · Diffusion of Religion and Language · Effects of Diffusion (acculturation, assimilation, syncretism)

Introduction to Political Geography · Political Processes (self-determination, nationalism) · Political Power and Territoriality (sovereignty, UNCLOS) · Defining Political Boundaries (geometric, physical-political, ethnographic) · Boundary Functions and Disputes · Internal Boundaries (electoral districts, gerrymandering) · Forms of Governance (unitary vs. federal, democracy vs. autocracy) · Devolutionary Factors (ethnic, economic, spatial) · Challenges to Sovereignty (supranationalism, terrorism, fragmented states) · Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces

Introduction to Agriculture and land survey systems · Settlement Patterns (metes and bounds, township and range, long lot) · Agricultural Origins and Diffusions · First, Second, and Third Agricultural Revolutions · Green Revolution (impacts, criticisms) · Agricultural Production Regions (subsistence vs. commercial) · Spatial Organization of Agriculture · Von Thünen Model of agricultural land use · Global System of Agriculture (commodity chains, fair trade) · Consequences of Agricultural Practices (soil erosion, desertification, water use) · Challenges of Contemporary Agriculture (GMOs, food deserts, food security) · Women in Agriculture

Origins and Influences of Urbanization · Cities Across the World (site vs. situation, world cities) · Cities and Globalization (global city hierarchy) · Size and Distribution of Cities (rank-size rule, primate city, Christaller's central place theory) · Internal Structure of Cities (Concentric Zone, Sector, Multiple Nuclei, Urban Realms models; Latin American, Southeast Asian, African city models) · Density and Land Use (bid-rent theory) · Infrastructure and suburbanization · Urban Sustainability (smart growth, new urbanism, transit-oriented development) · Urban Data (census tracts, GIS applications) · Challenges of Urban Change (gentrification, urban sprawl, edge cities) · Challenges of Urban Sustainability (food deserts, housing, environmental justice)

The Industrial Revolution · Economic Sectors (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary) · Measures of Development (GDP, GNI, HDI, GII, infant mortality, literacy) · Women and Economic Development (gender inequality index) · Theories of Development (Rostow's Stages of Growth, dependency theory, world systems theory, commodity dependence) · Trade and the World Economy (WTO, IMF, World Bank, free trade zones) · Changes from World Economy (deindustrialization, special economic zones, maquiladoras) · Sustainable Development (SDGs, environmental impact)