GEOG 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Human Geography, Cultural Geography, Spatial Analysis

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Geog 200 weeks 1-3: the geographer"s approach. Human geography: people, place, and culture fouberg, nash, murphy, and de blij. Chapters 1, 2, and 8: (2-10; 23-26; 32-34; 214-218) by: jack seikaly. Chapter 1: introduction to human geography (2-10; 23-26) Geographers study human environment: which is the reciprocal relationship between humans and the environment, environment" refers to both the natural world and places created/built by humans. Human geography: one of the two major divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes: focuses on: How humans create places in the natural or physical world. How humans interact with each other across different places. How humans make sense of others and themselves. Physical geography: one of the two major divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and location of earth"s natural phenomena, such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography: explore the: Processes and patterns at work in the physical world.