MARIUS

Created JDG 2000

Introduction &
Themes of Geography
_ Syllabus
_ What is Geography?
Created JDG 2000

Landscapes
_A “Landscape” is specific
collection of land forms and spatial
relationships (land use, cultural
artifacts)
– for artists, this may be translated
into a specific ‘scene’
– for geographers, the landscape
concept can be used to understand
and
classify regional landscapes
_The form and socio-spatial
relationships embedded in a
landscape
can reflect the wider development
process
_A region can have many
landscapes
– symbolic & material
– rural & urban
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Geography is….
_ A spatial science that investigate
patterns and processes
_ Comprised of two divisions:
Human & Physical
_ Inter-disciplinary
Hopi Salt Mines in Grand Canyon
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Pattison’s 4 Traditions
_ Spatial
_ Areal/Regional
_ Human-Environment
_ Earth Science
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NGS 5 Themes
_ People, things, and phenomena:
– Move across space (MOVEMENT)
– May be associated with specific spaces
for a variety of physical and social
reasons (PLACE)
– Can be physically located in space
(LOCATION)
– Can be used to classify space (REGION)
– Interact with each other in specific ways
in different places and combinations
(HUMAN-EARTH RELATIONSHIPS)
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Themes of Geography
_ Regional Concept
_ Types of Regions
_ Regions & Scales
_ Landscapes v. Regions
_ Major World Regions
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Regional Concept
_A key mechanism for
understanding how various social &
physical
processes impact space
_Based on observed patterns &
known processes, the regional
concept assumes space can be
classified or differentiated
– Highly subjective
– although ‘objective’ criteria can be
used
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Types of Regions
_ Formal/Uniform
_ Functional/Nodal
_ Vernacular/Per Created JDG 2000
Functional: Economic & Political
Ceptual
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Perceptual v. Vernacular
(Hillbilly) (Mountaineer)
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Regions & Scale

_Regions are only one of many
broad ‘scales’ at which
geographers
and scientists can examine the
world around them
_ Other broad or general scales
include
– nation
– province
– household
– locality
– individual

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Major World Regions

_ Africa S. of the Sahara
_ N. Africa & SW. Asia
_ S. Asia
_ E. Asia
_ W. Europe
_ E. Europe
_ Anglo-America
_ Latin America
_ South Pacific
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Landscapes
_A “Landscape” is specific
collection of land forms and spatial
relationships (land use, cultural
artifacts)
– for artists, this may be translated
into a specific ‘scene’
– for geographers, the landscape
concept can be used to understand
and
classify regional landscapes
_ The form and socio-spatial
relationships embedded in a
landscape
can reflect the wider development
process
_ A region can have many
landscapes
– symbolic & material
– rural & urban