GEOG 1003 Chapter : Chapter 1geo
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American association of geographers: founded in 1904. Department of geography and anthropology lsu: founded in 1928. Geography is : the study of place and space***, studies the location and distribution of features on the earth"s surface***, studies human activity, the natural environment, and the relationship between the two**** 4 main subfields of geography: physical geography, mapping science, human geography, cultural geography. Physical geography: natural processes occurring at or near the earth"s surface, climatology (weather patterns- historical, study: louisiana wetlands, hurricanes, beach in mexico, fluvial (water, geomorphology (landforms) Human geography: spatial relationships of human and social activities, population studies, economic activity, political systems, human impacts, environmental science, hazard analysis, disaster management, demographic data, us census bureau, economic impacts. Cultural geography: spatially examining a way of life held in common by a group of people, behavior, customs, belief systems, material items. Geography is the study of spatial patterns in the human and natural world. Transgressing (challenging) gender norms: celebrating ethnicity, remembering, power.
