[GEO 131] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (81 pages long!)
Document Summary
Geography: greek: to write about earth , study of place, space, location, distribution, features of earth, human activity, natural environment, and relationship between humans and earth, answers the questions where and why, maps. Mental maps (activity space, the world"s regions, etc. ) Maps of intangible features (borders, etc. : from large to small: world, realms, regions, realms. Europe, russia, north america, middle america, south america, sub- Saharan africa, north africa/southwest asia, east asia, southeast asia, Based on spatial criteria, natural and cultural features. Largest units when world is divided into something: regions: have area, boundaries, location, hinterland. Means the service area surrounding an urban center. Urban center: focus of goods and services from hinterland, hinterland"s dominant focal point and market: landforms. Precipitation patterns: climate regions (as labeled on maps) Major clusters: east asia (points a and b on map), south asia (point c), Globalization: global economic integration, cultural homogenization, winners and losers.
