GY 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Regional Geography, Cultural Geography, Economic Geography
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Diversity- refers to the state of having different landscapes, cultures, or ideas, as well as the inclusion of distinct peoples in a particular society. Geography- the spatial science that describes and explains physical and cultural phenomena on earth"s surface. Human geography- the branch of geography aligned with the social sciences. It deals with the human settlement of the earth, its peoples, settlement patterns, cultures, economies, social systems and interactions with the environment across space and at different scales. Thematic/systematic geography- these are the subject areas that geographers organize their research efforts such as environmental, population, cultural, political or economic geography, to name a few. Regional geography- focuses on areal units that share particular characteristics. This book examines 12 world regions and outlines processes that unite these areas as well as divides them. Areal differentiation- the geographic term for description and analysis of how physical or human traits differ within a spatial unit or area on the surface of earth.
