GEOG 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Geomatics, Natural Landscape, Supercontinent
17 Jul 2017
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O study of spatial variation what is the distance between here and there. O longitude is long (side to side) Defined into 2 types (absolute and relative) O secondary- agricultural (coal mining or fishing) Receiving or purchasing of raw materials and transforming them into serviceable goods making something out of the primary activity (manufacturing and producing) Service sector production and sale of raw goods. O(cid:448)er 350 (cid:373)illio(cid:374) years ago the earth"s la(cid:374)d(cid:373)asses (cid:449)ere all (cid:272)lu(cid:373)ped together i(cid:374)to a supercontinent that we call pangea. O o(cid:374)e of the (cid:449)orld"s (cid:373)ost i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)tial regio(cid:374)s. World"s (cid:373)ost ur(cid:271)a(cid:374) (cid:272)i(cid:448)ilizatio(cid:374)s --- (domestication of plants and animals) Three major religions originated here --- (judaism, islam, christianity) O most settlement along the northern coast. O independence in 1948: modern state created by the u. n. O population includes jews druze, christians, israeli muslims, palestinians, O ashkenazim- (east europe 80% o world jews) O expansion diffusion (missions/ colonies in roman empire) O middle east origin (in mecca prophet mohammed)
