SOCIOL 3A03 Lecture : GEO 2RC3.docx
28 Feb 2014
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What does it mean to be canadian or live in canada. 3 main themes humans and the land (landscape) regional studies (region) spatial analysis (location) What is where, why there and why should we care (gritzner 2002) Defining region = an area of the earth"s surface that has distinctive characteristics (bone 2014, 4) A part of the earth"s surface featuring internal homogeneity and, at the same time, is relatively distinct from surrounding areas according to certain criteria. Geography helps us to understand our world. Each differs by location, physical geography, resources, and historical development (bone 2014, 3) Bone uses political boundaries to divide canada into regions. On what basis do regions differ? types of regions: physical, climatic, economic, cultural, etc. What is the significance of this regional variation? cultural landscapes and livelihoods vary from region to region (living in region a is not the same as living in.
