Regional geography of the United States and Canada:
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Upper Saddle River, NJ
Pearson Educationl
2004
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| Ausgabe: | 4. ed. |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturangaben |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 514 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0131014730 |
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| adam_text | Titel: Regional geography of the United States and Canada
Autor: McKnight, Tom L
Jahr: 2004
CONTENTS
LIST OF VIGNETTES ix
PREFACE xi
ABOUT THE AUTHOR xiii
1
THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT 1
Continent, Subcontinent, or Culture Realm? 1
Continental Parameters 1
A View from Space 1
The Countries 3
Amicable Neighbors 4
Selected General Bibliography on Canada
and the United States 6
2
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 8
The Pattern of Landforms 8
The Pattern of Climate 17
The Pattern of Natural Vegetation 20
The Pattern of Soil 23
The Pattern of Wildlife 25
Ecosystems 25
Selected Bibliography 26
3
POPULATION 30
Melting Pot or Potpourri? 30
The Peopling of the North American Subcontinent 32
The Contemporary Population 40
Trends and Questions 56
Selected Bibliography 58
4
THE NORTH AMERICAN CITY 60
Historical Development of North American Cities 62
Metropolitan Areas 66
Urban Morphology: Changing Patterns 67
Urban Functions: Growing Diversity 80
Urban Population: Variety in Abundance 82
Urban Ills: Massive Maladjustments 84
Urban Delights: The Proof of the Pudding 86
Urban Dichotomy: Central Cities Versus Suburbs 87
Urban Tomorrow: The Outreach of City Life 87
Selected Bibliography 90
5
REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
AND CANADA 92
The Geographical Region 94
The Problem of Regional Boundaries 94
The Problem of Regional Statistics 95
Determination of Regions 95
Changing Regions 101
Regions of the United States and Canada 102
Selected Bibliography 103
6
THE ATLANTIC NORTHEAST 104
A Region of Scenic Charm and Economic Disadvantage 104
The Physical Setting 106
Settlement and Early Development 113
The Present Inhabitants 119
Agriculture 120
Forest Industries 122
Fishing 123
Mining 126
Recreation 126
Urbanism and Urban Activities 127
The Outlook 129
Selected Bibliography 130
7
FRENCH CANADA 132
A Culturally Oriented Region 133
French Canada as a Region and a Concept 134
viii Contents
19
THE BOREAL FOREST 452
A Harsh Subarctic Environment 454
The Occupance 459
The Economy 460
Subarctic Urbanism: Administrative Centers
and Unifunctional Towns 470
Transportation: Decreasing Remoteness
and Increasing Accessibility 471
Tourism 473
Native Land Claims in the North 473
The Outlook 475
Selected Bibliography 476
20
THE ARCTIC 478
The Physical Setting 479
The People 486
The Subsistence Economy 487
The Rise of a Money Economy and
Agglomerated Settlements 488
Nunavut 490
Nodes of Settlement 490
Economic Specialization 492
Transportation 494
The Outlook 494
Selected Bibliography 498
INDEX 501
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