GEOG 2RC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Regional Geography, Human Geography, Cultural Geography
20 Jan 2018
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Where on the map can we, or should we draw the lines so as to delineate different regions. Regional geography is the study of spatial variations physical and human geography, which results in an understanding of human society, its physical geographical underpinnings, and a sense of place. Generally, a region is a district area of the earths surface, defined by its human or natural characteristics. They are intellectual creations devised by people (usually, but not always geographers), for a particular purpose. Why is it necessary to divide canada into regions: the first justification is for practical reasons: planning and policymaking differ from one region to the next, as do problems and challenges. Therefore it is important to delineate areas with similar characteristics. For example, the rename of challenges and issues facing people and governments in. As bone puts it, the geographer"s challenge is to divide a large spatial unit like canada into a series of like places".
