GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Human Imprint
26 Dec 2018
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Regions: a part of the world that is different/distinct from the rest; a part of the earth"s surface that displays internal homogeneity and is relatively distinct (different or heterogeneous) from surrounding areas according to some criteria/criterion. Criteria may be: human geographic or physical geographic or a combination of both. Ie. areas with uniform cultural practices and beliefs, etc. Regionalization: the process where we simplify our complex world and its human and physical geographic patterns and processes into regions. Location on the earth"s surface are assigned/classified into various regions based on criteria/criterion. What might be viewed as a region from one perspective may no longer be significant when viewed from an other. For example: mcmaster campus- academic vs. residential, north quad, west quad, science buildings, athletic area. At spatial scale of regions of hamilton, mcmaster isn"t as meaningful. As we change our spatial perspective, the nature of what we identify as regions changes.
