GEOG 1120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Regional Geography, Gross Domestic Product, Economic Geography
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Provides description and explanation of lands, places and peoples. A place is the most powerful determinant of people"s lives,chances,experiences and opportunities. Living, working and sharing together in a common space inevitably (def. to be expected) To find out what makeds a region "tick" Geographic study of a particular part of the world. Prone to regionalization, making it a country of regions. Not a homogeneous (def, of the same kind) state. Will help people gain a fuller appreciation of the complexity, diversity & interconnectivity (def. concept that all parts of a system interact and rely on one another) of the world. Before: geographers focused on the physical aspects of a region that affect and haped the people and their institutions. Now, geographers place more empahsis on the human side. Because the physical environment is largely mediated (def. to bring about) Geographic size and physical geography create natural regional divisions. Physiographic regions have a north/south orientation that encourages internal divisions within.
