Geography 2010A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Continentalism, Relate, Adam Beck
21 Oct 2013
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Geography provides a description and explanation of lands, places, and peoples beyond our personal experience. Regional identity: person"s association with a place or region and their sense of belonging to a collectivity. Consciousness: sense of one"s identity, including the attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by an individual / group. Regional self-interest: aspirations, concerns and interests of people living in a region and acted on by local politicians (improve prospects of their region at expense of others / federal government) Regional geography: study of geography of regions and interplay between physical and human geography, results in an understanding of human society / physical geographical underpinnings / sense of place. Region: area of the earth"s surface defined by its distinctive human / natural characteristics. Today, geographers place more emphasis on the human side because the physical environment is largely mediated through culture, economy, and technology.
