GEOG 1101 Exam 1 Study Guide Lectures 1 12 Lecture 1 January 9 What is Human Geography Human Geography is the study of spatial organization of human activity and of people s relationships with their environments What are the key themes in Human Geography Landscapes Modernity and Globalization are 3 themes we will visit through the semester What are the different aspects of Spatial Analysis Location Absolute coordinates address Relative close to something else Cognitive mental map Distance Absolute mile km distance between a and b Relative from 1 place to another Cognitive Friction of Distance cost associate with things being farther away Social Distance Distance between people Space Absolute relative cognitive Accessibility Networks allow you to access things in different ways Spatial Interaction complex statistical models What are the different classifications of Regions Formal High degree of homogeneity for particular traits language race ethnicity traits Functional Variability in traits but overall coherence to structure What are the different types of Landscapes Vernacular Ordinary Everyday mundane lived in landscapes Symbolic Representation of values inspiration imagined community Some idea or quality that communicates certain values Ex mosques Washington dc slums of Mumbai Dubai islands What is a place Specific geographic settings with distinctive physical social and cultural attributes Very specific you can find it Space with meaning What are the five functions of Place 1 Structure the daily routines of economic and social life 2 Provide opportunities and constraints for long term social well being 3 Provide a context for gathering knowledge and information about the world 4 Provide a setting for socialization 5 Provide an arena for protesting social norms Lecture 2 January 14 What is Scale What are the different levels of scale A Scale is a portioning of space within which certain processes play out These are some different levels of scale World Scale ex Economy climate change etc World regions ex Middle east North America Latin America ex Trade agreements treaties National States ex Federal policies national economy US Canada China etc Human settlements can include cities towns and communities and involves work play and family Community towns villages Home family base culture Body self identity What is a territory Area claimed by or dependent on a sovereign power or Geographic space of the state or nation What is Sovereignty Sovereignty is supreme power and the ability to self govern What are the properties of boundaries Define limits of territory Important element of place making Create reinforce spatial differentiation Constructed to regulate and control people and resources within them Control flow of people resources into and out of a territory What does globalization lead to Globalization leads to increasing interconnectedness through common processes of economic environmental political and cultural change processes Shared culture economy etc What are some laws of Geography 1 Everything is related to everything else but near things are more related than distant things Caveat distance can be trumped by connectivity 2 What happens in one place is related to what happens in another place Places are interdependent Lecture 3 January 16 What is geographical knowledge and what role does it play It is the ability to know where stuff is and was essential in the development of world empires What are hearth areas and where were they located Geographic settings where new practices have developed and from which they have spread They are located in Middle East South Asia China and Americas What are the requirements of Hearth Areas Natural food supplies are plentiful Terrain is diversified Soils are rich and easy to till No need for large scale irrigation drainage What is Slash and Burn Is a system of cultivation in which plants are harvested close to the ground the stubble left to dry for a period and ignited The burned stubble is used as fertilizer What are the different types of Pre modern economies 1 Mini Systems Reciprocal Social Economy Self contained self sustained Barter economy 2 World Empires Self sustaining empires seeking more and more territories to expand economy Redistributive Tributary Farmers had to give some tax to the sovereign The Empire and the empire would redistribute the wealth by building roads providing security etc May have money regulated economy Major World Empire 3 World System Merchant capitalist economy Everyone has currency Development of the middle class Transition from empires into states What are the different types of countries in the world system Core regions that dominate trade control the most advanced technologies and have high levels of productivity within diversified economies Economy that produces electronics technology as well as agriculture Periphery The regions with underdeveloped or narrowly specialized economies with low levels of productivity Handful of exports which are mostly food or natural resources Semi Periphery regions that are able to exploit peripheral regions but are themselves exploited and dominated by other regions In transition North Africa Balkans These are not fixed labels countries can change into different categories What is hegemony Hegemony is dominance socially economically and politically in the world system What are the classifications of world economies today 1st World Capitalist Economies Ex US England 2nd world Communist countries Ex soviet Russia before collapse 3rd World Non aligned Countries Ex India Africa Middle East etc Neither capitalist or communist Lecture 4 January 21 What is Globalization Globalization is the Increasing interconnectedness through common processes of economic environmental political and cultural change processes What are Transnational and Supranational Organizations These organizations allow for globalization to happen Transnational corporation A firm with activities that cross national state boundaries Headquarters in one place and operations in another Supra National Organization Individual states that work collectively toward political and economic objectives diminishes state sovereignty independence One example is UN What is Neoliberalism Neoliberalism is the philosophy focused on reducing the role of government in economic activities privatization of formerly publicly owned entities such as utilities What are the different views on globalization Hyperglobalist View More