Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cultural Area
23 Mar 2018
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The study of regional geography: living and working in a common space inevitably leads to the formation of a regional identity, this is the product of a region"s physical geography, historical events, and economic situation (ex. Quebec, which has a very different history than the rest of canada: people place their imprint on landscapes just as landscapes influence their lives and activities (ex. British columbia, which is more likely to hike) Regionalism: referred to as the division of a large area into different parts, some countries are more prone to regionalism than others (ex. It arises from shared historical experiences, similar values, and common goals: ex. Francophones in quebec: when deciding how to determine regions, there is an unlimited # of regions to define due to their subjective nature, regions are human constructs (even provincial borderlines are lines drawn by human!)
