GEOG 1003 : Geography 1003 Exam 1
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Geography: the study of spatial patterns in the human and natural world. Landscape: when you look at landscape, you look how humans have taken that space and changed it to fit their needs, such as building cities. Focuses mostly on visual appearance: natural, human, cultural. American association of geographers: founded in 1904. Department of geography and anthropology lsu founded in 1928: number one climate center. Geography is : the study of space and place, studies the location and distribution of features on the earth"s surface, studies human activity, the natural environment, and the relationship between the two. But geography is also about abstract space, like gender roles, celebrating ethnicity, remembering (war memorials), power. Region: a spatial unit or area that shares distinguishing traits, as examples: Political (states: within these 12 areas (world) have much diversity. They are mostly divided by climate cautions: no regions is homogeneous, regions borders can be very fuzzy, often stereotypes.
