GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Environment, Cultural Geography, Human Geography
4 Feb 2017
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An introduction to the theories, methods and patterns in human geography, and in particular social and cultural geography. Geography: the study of patterns and processes on the earth"s surface. Derived from : geo (greek meaning earth" / graphe (greek) Study of patterns & processes of the physical world. Physical environment (landforms, climate, hydrology, geology, ecology, etc) I. e. mountains, rocks, rivers, glaciers, soils, weather & climate, earthquakes & volcanos. Study of patterns and processes of the human world. Social environment (economy, culture, politics, behaviour, etc) I. e. pollution, cities, economic activities, human behaviours, health, transportation, settlement, etc. The study of human patterns and processes. The spatial patterns of people, their cultures, economies, Where people live, how their lives differ from one place to the next, etc. The processes that produce these spatial patterns. The importance or significance of these patterns. Geography : what is where, why there & why care? (charles gritzner)
