Geography 1400F/G Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Summary Human Geography

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 1400F/G
• Professor: Godwin Arku

Document Summary

Two of geography s well defined perspectives are: human systems as illustrated in the spatial interaction and human spatial behaviour, places and regions. The world system analysis illustrates how models assist researchers because they act as a guide in helping us understand and solve complex systems and problems such as globalization. Wallerstein s model consists of three elements which are historical, dependency theory, and marxist perspectives. It suggests that globalization has been occurring for centuries and has benefited a small group of countries in the core region. The model is in part spatial because it focuses attention on the economic relationships among core, periphery, semi-periphery, and external regions. Core and periphery regions can be seen at a number of scales such as global, national, provincial, and local. The flows of goods and services among regions at all scales highlights the relevance and importance of geography with its long standing interest in human systems and spatial interaction.