GEOG 1001 : Geography 1001 Notes Exam 1
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Colonialism, religion: globalization, increasing interconnectedness of people and places, through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change, cultural homogeneity, overall similarity, homogenous global consumer culture, mcdonald"s, lady gaga, popculture, etc, transnational corporations (tncs, cultural diversity, hybrid. Development= qualitative and quantitative: structural changes, economic, political, cultural, educational, health. Physical geography-the spatial study of the earth"s natural phenomena and their systems, processes and structures. Global climate controls: solar energy and insolation, latitude, land/water interaction, pressure systems, wind patterns. Wet climates: tropical rainy and tropical monsoon, near the equator; rainiest places, tropical wet and dry, seasonal tropical climates; distinct dry season. Dry climates: steppe, higher altitude/latitude desert, desert, true desert climate. Mild midlatitude climates: humid subtropical, not quite tropical, marine west coast, the effect of large bodies of water on climate, meditteranean, hot summer, cold winter; but the summer is hot and dry. almost no humidity.
