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Inclduing ten new chapters on nature globalization development and risk anda new section on practicing geography this is a completely revised and updatededition of the bestselling standard student resource.Key Concepts in Geography explains the key terms space time place scalelandscape that define the language of geography. It is unique in thereference literature as it provides in one volume concepts from both humangeography and physical geography especially relevant now that environment isso critical to our understanding of geography.Four introductory chapters on different intellectual traditions in geographysituate and introduce the entries on the key concepts. Each entry thencomprises a short definition a summary of the principal arguments asubstantive 5000word discussion the use of reallife examples and annotatednotes for further reading.Written in an accessible way by established figures in the discipline thedefinitions provide thorough explanations of key geographical concepts. Eachdiscussion provides references to and summaries of the key literature aswell as an examination of the history and use of each concept illustrated witheveryday examples. Key Concepts in Geography is a comprehensive overview of theall the core concepts that undergraduates of geography must understand tocomplete their degree. «