Introduction to Geography

Types of geography:

Human Physical

Culture:Body of customary beliefs, material traits and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people.

Culture: What people care about...

Culture: What people take care of...

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UTed Talks- Why Cultural Diversity Matters

Situation (Relative Location)

Why are all of these restaurants clustered together?

The location of a place as it relates to surrounding places or features.

When something diffuses (spreads) around the world.

Name five American businesses / products that

have spread across the globe

Name some companies / products that have migrated

to the USA

Local diversity:

People maintain elements of their cultural traditions.

Why is the McDonald’s menu different in India than it is here in the United States?

Globalization: the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.

Toponym: The name given to a place on earth.

Clustered

Dispersed

What type of pattern is this? The Original Six (Blackhawks are the only Western Conf team)

1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped this pattern.2. Describe the cultural factors that have shaped this pattern.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped this pattern.

What type of pattern is this? 1967

1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped this pattern.2. Describe the cultural factors that have shaped this pattern.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped this pattern.

What type of pattern is this? 2007

1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped this pattern.2. Describe the cultural factors that have shaped this pattern.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped this pattern.

What type of patterns are these?

1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped these patterns.2. Describe the cultural factors that have shaped these patterns.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped these patterns.

Baseball – 1952 vs 2007

Site:The physical characteristics of a place.

How would you describe the site of Plainfield South?

Describe the site of New Orleans.What type of pattern is this?1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped this pattern.2. Describe the cultural factors (think historically) that have shaped this pattern.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped this pattern.

Place vs. Region

Formal Region: A uniform or homogeneous region.

Everyone in the United States shares the same president.

Formal regions may be predominant rather than universal:

President Obama received all 21 electoral votes in Illinois in 2008, did every single person in Illinois vote for him?

Functional (Nodal) Region: An area organized around a node or focal point.

1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped this pattern.2. Describe the cultural factors that have shaped this pattern.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped this pattern.

1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped this region.2. Describe the cultural factors that have shaped this region.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped this region.

Explain why newspaper delivery areas are functional regions.

Why is the functional region for the Chicago Tribune greater than the region for the Plainfield Enterprise?

How is Plainfield School District 202 an example of a functional region?

Vernacular (Perceptual) Region:A place that people exists as part of their culture.

The cultural landscape consists of material aspects of culture that characterize Earth’s surface.

That includes buildings, shrines, signage, sports and recreational facilities, economic and agricultural structures, crops and agricultural fields, transportation systems, and other physical things.

How has the cultural landscape of Plainfield changed in the past 20 years?

How would you describe the changes in the Chicago skyline throughout the past century?

How are Walgreens a part of the cultural landscape?

Why are there so many Walgreens that are located only a few miles from one another?

What are the cultural and economic reasons for this?

Cultural Landscape: Can also serve as a unifying character of a particular region.

Are there any patterns that you notice?1. Describe the environmental factors that have influenced these regions.2. Describe the cultural factors that have influenced these regions.3. Describe the economic factors that have influenced these regions.

Spatial Association:

Different conclusions may be reached concerning a regions characteristics depending on its scale.

Are there any patterns that you notice?

1. Describe the environmental factors that have influenced these regions.

2. Describe the cultural factors that have influenced these regions.

3. Describe the economic factors that have influenced these regions.

Cultural Ecology:

The study of human-environment relationships.

Terraced rice fields in Bali reflect cultural adaptation to a mountainous tropical environment.

Where might this be located? Why is this made from adobe clay?

Sturdiest Bedrock

Explain any patterns that you notice on Manhattan.

Environmental Determinism:The process of how the physical environment caused social development.

What type of pattern does the population of Egypt form?

1. Describe the environmental factors that have shaped this pattern.2. Describe the cultural factors that have shaped this pattern.3. Describe the economic factors that have shaped this pattern.

How do the buildings near the Nile Rive differ from those that are farther away?

•Environmental Reasons?•Cultural Reasons?•Economic Reasons?

Possibilism:The ability of people to adjust to their environment.

Why are there golf courses in the middle of desert regions?