GEOG 1001 : Geography 1001 - Potter - Exam 1 Notes

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Map quizzes: recall 10 random countries on the map. What is the capital of the pitcairn islands: who cares geography is not jeopardy. Our task is to try to make some sense out of other places which we might interact with. Geography is the study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize space: in other words: It is about how, why, and where human and natural activities occur and how these activities are connected. 5 key themes of geography: location, place, movement (communication, circulation, migration, and diffusion across the earth"s surface, region (an area defined by uniform characteristics, human-earth relationships (human interactions with an environment; resource exploitation, environmental pollution, hazard perception) Differentiation: describe and explain differences between places. Integration: describe and explain linkages or connections . Cautions: no region is homogenous throughout, regional borders are fuzzy, obscures global connections.

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