Sumner, Ray

Contains fifty-nine essays that provide an introduction to geography and examine basic concepts and issues in the field, grouped in six general categories, including the nature of geography, biogeography and natural resources, and physical, human, political, and political geography.

Introduces the field of geography and describes the world's physical, human, economic, and political geography, as well as its biogeography and natural resources, and includes a gazetteer of the oceans and continents.