Why do we need geography. A brief guide
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Geography is a science that connects all people on the planet. We are all geographers, as the place we consider our 'home' - planet Earth - is the main object of study in this science. The author of the book, British writer, geographer, and cartographer Nicholas Crane, invites readers to take a short, but fascinating and emotional geographical journey through time and space. We will see how billions of years ago, from a lifeless, molten sphere, our planet gradually transformed into a wonderful masterpiece of organic life. We will trace the emergence of photosynthesis, the birth of life, the struggle for survival of the first representatives of the animal world, and the formation of an ecosystem that allowed the biological genus Homo to enter the game. Our guide will present Earth to us as a complex interaction of four spheres: lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Showing how humans interact against their background, how their perception of geography is formed, the author brings us back to the here and now. What do we see? Every day we are bombarded with information about catastrophic climate change, overpopulation, and depletion of natural resources. Can the journey continue? The further narrative depends on all of us. Knowledge of geography will be the guarantee of the future.
Author:
Author:Nicholas Crane
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.3x13.2x1.1 cm
Series:
Series:Science for leisure
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-907418-26-4
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