GEO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Irredentism, Cognitive Model, Distance Decay
8 Apr 2016
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Places: are specific geographic settings with distinctive physical, social and cultural attributes. They influence people"s" pace and direction of change. Meaning of place: contribute to people"s" collective memory. They also become powerful emotional and cultural symbols. Identity: sense that you make yourself through your subjective feelings based on your everyday experiences and social relations. Structure the daily routines of people"s economic and social life. Provide both opportunities and constraints in terms of people"s long term social well being. Provide context in which everyday, commonsense knowledge and experiences are gathered. Provides a setting for processes of socialization. Provides an arena for contesting social norms. Regions: territories that encompass many places, all of which share attributes different from the attributes of places elsewhere. Geography enables us to understand where we both are literally and figuratively. It helps us to understand and appreciate other cultures. Physical geography: deals with earth"s natural processes and their outcomes.
