GEO 135 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ainu People, Place Identity, Phoenix, Arizona
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Geography- earth writing, bridge between social sciences and physical sciences, spatial study of the earth"s surface. Examples of geography around us- fiji city pattern (bus station always next to a market- pattern) Pearls (helped made by the market, algae, expertise, shows us how global it is) Globalization- increased linkages between cultures, breaking down traditional barriers making them less meaningful. Geography in the news today: forest fires (california-el nino), middle eastern problems (land conflicts), polio setback (new cases arrived where vaccines are not reachable) zeka virus (migrating to the u. s. ) 6 essential elements: the ways geographers see the world the world in spatial terms- how things relate to each other on a map in space. 1: places and regions-isu & bloomington place, midwest-region, physical systems-landforms, land processes, rivers/canyons, human systems-how humans interact/exist, environment and society-how they interact and change each other, uses of geography-methods, ways of doing things.
