GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Human Imprint, Spatial Scale, Human Geography
18 Jun 2020
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In order to communicate effectively about human geography, you need to speak the language. Region: a part of the world that is different/ distinct form the rest; a part of the earth"s surface that displays internal homogeneity and is relatively distinct (different or heterogeneous) from surrounding areas according to some criteria/ criterion. Criteria may be: human geographic or physical geographic or a combination of both. Ie. areas with uniform temperatures etc. (physical/natural regions) Ares with uniforms cultural practice and beliefs. Regions are something we bring into existence. Regionalization: the process where we simplify our complex world and its human and physicals geographical patterns and processes into regions. Locations on the earth"s surface are assigned/ classified into various regions based on criteria/ criterion. What might be viewed as a region from one perspective may no longer be significant when viewed from another. Yes: a person in a program can stay in one section.
