GEOG 1982 Lecture 4: Geography 1982
25 Apr 2017
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Four main global structural changes for course (kurds and the regions that they live). absolute space, absolute distance). Formal regions (no difference where you are within region). Climate change global warming and regional impacts. Local conflicts frequently ethic based and demands for new political units. Africa climate change, resource conflicts, islamism. Middle east political changes/democratization, israel/palestine and syria. China economic globalization and regional minorities. South asia economic change in india and the disparities between pakistan/afghanistan. Post communist ussr and the balkans local conflicts, new states, and russian oil. Latin america brazil and mexico climate change and migration. homogenous something like a country or state with a municipal line. May have a formal definite area or may be vaguer and open to interpretation (the (cid:498)midwest(cid:499) in the us(cid:524). Could be a general region where there is a political union or set group of individuals.
