This text offers readers a short and highly accessible account of the ideas and concepts constituting geography. Drawing out the key themes that define the subject, <b>What is Geography?</b> demonstrates how and why these themes - like environment and geopolitics- are of fundamental importance. <p></p><p></p><p>Including discussion of both the human and the natural realms, the text looks at key themes like environment, space, and place - as well as geography's methods and the history of the discipline.</p><p></p><p>Introductory but not simplified, <b>What is Geography?</b> will provide students with the ability to understand the history and context of the subject without any prior knowledge. <br /></p><p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Intended Audience: </span>Designed as a key transitional text for students entering undergraduate courses, this book will be of interest to all readers interested in and intrigued by the "geographical imagination."</p><p></p>