1. "Geography of Fanglong"

Stories about the world: black and white illustrated edition

This is a geography book about "people". Fang Long uniquely tells the historical evolution of various countries from a geographical perspective, analyzes the personality characteristics of different groups of people, and explains the relationship between humans and the earth, our only and most common home. Now that our planet has "become one giant operating corporation," peace and order can only be achieved if the people who live on it cooperate—not just "take," not just "give." .

This may not be a geography book in the strict sense, but it is quite interesting to read.

2. "Geography and Life"

Original title: Introduction to Geography, 11e

Compared with other geography books, this book particularly highlights the relationship between geography and life Relevance of life. Issues closely related to our lives, such as weather phenomena harmful to humans, urban land use patterns, changes in urban morphology, and the disposal of urban garbage and hazardous waste, are all covered. Plain, vivid text and rich examples make this book highly readable, and readers will also gain a new way of thinking through this book.

3. "The Story of the Earth in 4.6 Billion Years"

John H. Bradley/

This book is both a popular science book and a A cultural reading: it talks about the movement of the atmosphere, changes in landforms, the origin and influence of rivers, oceans, volcanoes, earthquakes, metal minerals, Aristotle's views on life, the changes in human civilization, and Noah's The Ark, Human Desire, The Age of Discovery, etc. While introducing earth knowledge and popularizing science, it also takes us on a journey of the formation of human civilization.

4. "The End of the Ancient Sun"

Saving Earth's Resources

This book begins by describing the current situation of the world: population growth, resource depletion, and our How to destroy our "nest" along the way. Of particular importance here are new insights into a little-recognized element: the source of energy for food and fuel, and the evidence that we are depleting this source. We will talk about how the current situation is caused and why many people are not alert even though it is clear that the storm is coming.

5. "All Possible Worlds"

History of Geographic Thought

This is a classic work on the history of geography and geographical thought. In the book, the author provides the evolution history of geographical concepts in major Western countries and regions in ancient times, the Middle Ages, and modern times, and introduces an overview of their geography and geographers, which will help readers understand the research and practice of geography around the world. Cross-cultural understanding.

6. "Wang Enyong's Essays on Cultural Geography"

This collection of essays by Mr. Wang Enyong contains 76 essays covering human geography and political geography. Three aspects of science and geography education. The book uses strong humanistic ideas to explain the ideas and contents of cultural geography from the perspectives of architecture, food, etc., and from the perspective of small things. At the same time, it also analyzes civilization from the perspective of large time and space scales, man-land relations, geopolitics, etc. Analyze and explain changes, the rise and fall of great powers, and cultural phenomena such as religion, language, customs, etc. The book is full of history, rich in content, informative and readable.

7. "Diary of the Earth"

Original title: LaTerre

"Diary of the Earth" is a popular science book about geography, written by a French scientist Written by Boole. The book is divided into 25 chapters, describing all aspects of the earth we live in. The writing is vivid and rigorous: from the macro-environment of the earth, to a land, a mountain, a river and an ocean, the polar regions, the center of the earth, and collapsed mountains. Qiu, the authors all described the relevant knowledge systematically and in detail. Fabre's writing has always been easy to understand and very interesting, and has a strong appeal to readers. "The Earth" adheres to and highlights this style, and is a rare masterpiece of popular science.

8. "The Story of the Great Geographic Discovery"

English Joseph Jacobs

In this book, the author takes time as the axis and starts from the perspective of geographical knowledge. Starting from the birthplace, it introduces in easy-to-understand language the process of human beings' continuous recognition of geographical knowledge through conquest, expansion, trade and communication. Through the historical stories of geographical discovery, we can understand how maps and geographical knowledge were recorded. (Recommendations for good books are all at Recommended Books: www.tuijianshu.net)

9. "History of the Development of Geography"

English] Dickinson [English] Howarth

"The Developed History of Geography" is divided into geography in ancient civilizations, Greek philosophers and historians, Ptolemy, the beginning of the Renaissance in European geography, the Portuguese's overseas expansion, the German School, the 19th Century's exploration and painting, Humboldt and Liddell, the development of physical geography, the development of life geography, the development of biogeography, the concept of regional geography, etc. 20 chapters.