GEOG 1HA3 Final: Geography 1Ha3 Exam notes.pdf

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Geography the study of patents and processes on the earths surface. Geo = the world graphei => to write. Why care ( meaning, interpretation) charles gritzner: human geography: Description of the spatial organization (patterns) of people, places, and human phenomena. Explanation of the processes that produce these patterns. Interpretation of what these patterns mean (i. e. the significance or meaning of these patterns) Landscape: a major concern of geographic study, the characteristics of a particular area especially created through human activity. Location: a term that refers to a specific part of the earth"s surface, and area where something is situated. Globalization: a complex combination of economic, political and cultural changes that have long been evident but that have accelerated markedly since about 1980, bringing about a seemingly ever- increasing connectedness of both people and place. Study of patterns & processes of the physical world. Study of patterns & processes of the human world.