HGP100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Environmental Degradation, Physical Geography, Child Mortality

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Human Geography and Planning
• Course: HGP100
• Professor: Gavin

Document Summary

Geography: the study of earth"s landscapes, people, places and environment (the world we live in) Geography is unique (it bridges social sciences with natural sciences. Human geography: understanding the dynamics of cultures, societies and economies. Physical geography: understanding the dynamics of physical landscape and the environment. Geographers explore: physical properties of earth surface, human society spread across it, human culture interacts with the natural environment, way that location and places have an impact on people. Seeks to understand where things are found, why they are there, and how they develop and change over time. Why it"s important: where you live matters= access to health care, physical environment, cultural milleu, auto-dependency or gas prices and suburbia (environmental footprint), nafta and border towns (economic and political resources) Child mortality (economic and social resources), ecological and ecosystem destruction (nature). She (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t a(cid:449)are of her differe(cid:374)(cid:272)e as she (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t a (cid:448)isi(cid:271)le (cid:373)i(cid:374)ority. Thought the states were squares not the midwest.