GEOG 1001 : Exam 1 Study Guide And Notes
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January 21: where matters, alot of other places are less well off than the united states, poorer countries, we study the decisions that they make, geo+graphy. Them = barbarians : not the same as continents, defined by a combination of physical features, human features and the interactions. Israel: not part of biological inheritance (not born with it) Ideologies: ways of governing, politics, economics, religion. Warmth trapped by atmosphere: atmosphere not heated by the sun, warm air rises and expands, how gliders work, clouds form rain, atmosphere is unstable. Ice cap: nothing grows, highland, himalaya mountains. Historical geography: settled from southeast asia around 200 bc. Government and economy: no currency, no trade/barter land passed down reciprocal giving, thought to be democratic, actually aristocracy, classes, no intermarriage, had what they needed, no poverty but no wealth, europeans introduced scarcity. Fantasy (fountain of youth, middle earth, cities of gold) 5 historical ways of thinking about/motivations for engaging with others.
