Concise coverage. Fundamentals of The Human Mosaic has 11 chapters and is just 375 pages long.
Renewed emphasis on the five classic themes of cultural geography pioneered by Terry Jordan-Bychkov. These themes—culture region, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, cultural interaction, cultural landscape—are introduced in the opening chapter and serve as a framework for the topical chapters that follow.
Thoroughly Up to Date. Fundamentals of The Human Mosaic is adapted and updated from the Eleventh Edition of The Human Mosaic (©2011). This brief version offers:
Helpful Study Features, including
• Thinking Geographically questions—designed to get students thinking critically about geography—accompany each figure, with accompanying answers at the end of the chapter
• A marginal glossary reviewing the key terms on each page
• Key terms list with page references at the end of each chapter
Contemporary, Topical Coverage, including:
• A broad view of the concept of globalization within the theme of cultural diffusion (Chapter 1)
• The diffusion of disease in human history, including cholera, HIV/AIDS, and SARS (Chapter 3)
• The dynamics of language dominance on the Internet (Chapter 4)
• The red state/blue/purple state phenomenon in the United States (Chapter 6)
• Discussions of the Taoic religions alongside the major monotheistic religions throughout all five themes (Chapter 7)
• Timely topics, such as aquaculture, labor mobility, organic food, food safety, and biofuels (Chapter 8)
• Coverage of economic development, including Rostow’s model of economic development and its failings (Chapter 9).
W.H. Freeman Human/CulturalGeography 2-DVD Set containing 25 projection-ready clips ranging from three to seven minutes, along with an Instructor’s Video Manual.