A Geography of Pennsylvania

E. Willard Miller

424 pages
8.5" × 11"
21 b&w illustrations/181 maps
1994

A Geography of Pennsylvania

E. Willard Miller

The culture and economy of Pennsylvania have been developing for more than 300 years. As a consequence, human activities have evolved from those based on primary occupations in the eighteenth century to the manufacturing economy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the tertiary functions of the late twentieth century. With each major change in economic structure the geographic patterns also changed. The Geography of Pennsylvania charts those changes and provides a spatial analysis of each key geographic function taking place in the state. This book will be an indispensable reference for those who want to understand the factors that shaped Pennsylvania into the dynamic society it is today.

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E. Willard Miller is Professor Emeritus of Geography at the Pennsylvania State University and author of many books, including The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State (Penn State, 1992).

Contents

Preface

1. Peirce Lewis/American Roots in Pennsylvania Soil

Part One: The Natural Landscapes

2. Ben Marsh and Peirce F. Lewis/Landforms and Human Habitat

3. Brent Yarnal/Climate

4. E. Willard Miller/Water Resources

5. E. Willard Miller/Soil Resources

6. Richard D. Schein and E. Willard Miller/Forest Resources

Part Two: The People

7. Paul D. Simkins/Growth and Characteristics of Pennsylvania's Population

8. Wilbur Zelinsky/Ethnic Geography