AP human geography chapter 1 key issue 1
Basic concepts
Intro
A. Contemporary geography is the scientific study of the location of people and activities across Earth.
Reasons for distribution
B. Difference between historians and geographers.
Geographers- ask where things are and why they are there
Historians-organize material but time
Geographers- organize material by place
Historians- study the logical sequence
Geographers- study the logical arrangement
C. Local diversity and globalization
Modern communications and technology have fostered globalization, pulling people into greater culture. And economic interaction with others.
Geographers trends of globalization and local diversity are in the problems that geographers study such as political conflicts, economic uncertainty, and environmental management.
D. Human geography and physical geography divided into to different categories.
Human geography- is the study of where and why human activities are located where they are- for example, regions, businesses, and cities
Physical geography- studies where and why natural forces occur as they do- for example, climates, landforms and types of vegetation.
Geography is the study of where things are found on earths surface and the reasons for their location
E. Human geography concentrates on two main features of the human behavior- culture and economy.
Map- is a two dimensional or flat-scale model of earths surface, or a portion of it.
Geographers use two basic concepts to explain why certain places are unique- place and region
Place- is a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic. Every place occupies a unique location, or position, on the earths surface, and geographers have many ways to identify location.
Region- is an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features. Human geographers are especially concerned with cultural features of a group of people in a region- their body of beliefs and traditions, as well as
Intro
A. Contemporary geography is the scientific study of the location of people and activities across Earth.
Reasons for distribution
B. Difference between historians and geographers.
Geographers- ask where things are and why they are there
Historians-organize material but time
Geographers- organize material by place
Historians- study the logical sequence
Geographers- study the logical arrangement
C. Local diversity and globalization
Modern communications and technology have fostered globalization, pulling people into greater culture. And economic interaction with others.
Geographers trends of globalization and local diversity are in the problems that geographers study such as political conflicts, economic uncertainty, and environmental management.
D. Human geography and physical geography divided into to different categories.
Human geography- is the study of where and why human activities are located where they are- for example, regions, businesses, and cities
Physical geography- studies where and why natural forces occur as they do- for example, climates, landforms and types of vegetation.
Geography is the study of where things are found on earths surface and the reasons for their location
E. Human geography concentrates on two main features of the human behavior- culture and economy.
Map- is a two dimensional or flat-scale model of earths surface, or a portion of it.
Geographers use two basic concepts to explain why certain places are unique- place and region
Place- is a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic. Every place occupies a unique location, or position, on the earths surface, and geographers have many ways to identify location.
Region- is an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features. Human geographers are especially concerned with cultural features of a group of people in a region- their body of beliefs and traditions, as well as