GEOG 1001 : Test 1 Notes
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Geography: region an area defined by uniform characteristics. Graphy to describe: location specific location, where, place unique properties of a place, no two places on earth are alike, movement communication, circulation, migration, and diffusion across the. Earth"s surface: human-earth relationships human interaction with an environment; resource exploitation, environmental pollution, hazard perception. Describe and explain linkages or connections between places. Used by the public to refer to a general area. Increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political and cultural change. How places remain distinct more interconnected and interdependent. Economic system wealth and means of producing wealth are privately owned and controlled rather than public or state controlled. New wealth will trickle down from rich to poor (countries and individuals). Will spread benefits of new ideas and technologies. Need to attract capital from abroad will force countries to adopt sound economic policies. World"s poor countries will catch up to rich ones.
