GEOG 1HB3 Chapter Notes -Social Inequality, Railways Act 1921

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Geography: the study of patterns and processes on the earth"s surface. Two branches of geography: physical geography: study of patterns and processes of the physical world (physical environment) Climate, weather systems, valleys, places, earthquakes, where mountains/ rainforests are, soil erosion : human geography: study of patterns and processes of the human world. Economies, societies and groupings, cultural characteristic"s, religions, clothing, languages, politics, behaviors (part of social environment) population issues (growth, decline), migration, where people live (settlement), health, transportation. Another way of looking at geography: what is where, why there and why care? (charles gritzner) Cities close to canadian and us boarder. Involves explanation for why things are the way they are. Explaining the processes that produce these patterns. Climate (people prefer to be close to hot climate), factories are the way they are due to globalization. What is the meaning or significance, involves interpretation. Interpretation of what these patterns mean (what does this mean)

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