GEOG120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Global Positioning System, Geographic Information System, International Monetary Fund
28 Sep 2017
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Physical geography examines climate, landforms, soils, vegetation, and hydrology. Human geography concentrates on the spatial analysis of economic, social, and cultural systems. Areal differentiation describing and explaining what distinguishes one piece of the world from another. Areal integration the study of how places interact with one another. Cultural landscape the tangible, material expression of human settlement past and present. Formal regions defined by some aspect of physical form. Functional regions where a certain activity takes places. The world is split into 12 world regions. Globalization the increasing interconnectedness of people and places. Cultures are linked through commerce, communications, ad travel. Economic activities affect all aspects of land and life. Glocalization (combines globalization and with locale) the process of modifying an introduced product or service to accommodate local tastes or cultural practices. Rapid spread of western consumer culture, nonmaterial culture is also dispersed and homogenized through globalization. Cultural products and ideas from around the world greatly impact us culture.
