These essays explore the origins, development and applications of the most fundamental and enduring concepts in human geography. There are nine essays on substantive concepts (nature, culture, space, time region and ecology); and seven on methodological concept (maps, models).

This collection explores the origins, development, and applications of the most fundamental and enduring concepts in human geography. Providing the most comprehensive examination of the field to date, nine essays on substantive concepts, such as nature, culture, space, time, region, and ecology, are flanked by seven essays on methodological concepts ranging from maps and models to feminism and postmodernism.