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GEOG 1982 1nd Edition Lecture 11Outline of Last Lecture I. US and CanadaII. Settler SocietiesIII. Europeanization of the landscapeIV. RaceV. AgricultureVI. MiningVII. CitiesVIII. EthnicityIX. Migration and geographyX. RecapXI. Course themes XII. Midterm informationOutline of Current Lecture I. Midterm informationII. MapsIII. Course intro and themesIV. EuropeV. RussiaThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.VI. US and CanadaVII. GlobalizationCurrent Lecture- Review for Midterm 1I. Midterm informationa. 50 minutesb. 40 questionsc. Matching IDs, True/ false, multiple choiced. Pencil, buff one card, student ID #II. Mapsa. small scale – big area, little detailb. large scale – small area, more detailc. projection – flat map, can see everything at oncei. never a perfect representation of all elements (size, shape, proportion)d. How do maps work?i. Maps show a particular view of the world that shapes our understanding of it, often resulting in efforts to make the world reflect the map III. Course intro and themesa. Systemsi. Regions are formed through systemsii. Systems link regions to one anotheriii. Interdependenceiv. changeb. Which of the following describes the Anthropocene? i. Era defined by human role in changing Earth systemsii. Era marked by burning of fossil fuelsiii. Increased levels of pollution caused by increased rates of consumption, technological change, and population growth c. Which statement best summarizes the two phases of colonialism?i. conquest and settlement dominated the first wave while the second wave addedmore indirect forms of control over a larger aread. Nations and statesi. world regional geography defined in terms of state boundariesii. build on history of colonialism and imperialism but also allows for new forms of political organizationiii. nations1. emergence from Europe, North Americaiv. nation states e. race and ethnicity1. both are socially created systems of rules for defining group membership2. race emphasizes physical appearance a. skin color3. ethnicity emphasizes historical, cultural, and geographic ties 4. but the differences between race and ethnicity are slippery, problematic5. often used to justify social hierarchy that places one group on too6. both can be used for basis of discriminationIV. Europea. Why does the textbook begin with Europe?i. Europe illustrates how a region has come to be in and through the world systemb. Why are there uneven standards of living in Europe? i. Eastern bloc countries “reintegrated” following the end of the cold warii. PIIGSiii. deindustrializationiv. Economy ties and practices can define a regionV. Russia, Central Asia, & the Transcaucasus a. What are the salient features of the political geography of Russia, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus?i. Russian empire: defines geographic area, establishes coreii. Physical characteristics1. Large, continuous land mass2. Land lockediii. Oil and gas tradeiv. Historical factors1. Part to be part of Soviet Union2. Mostly post-Soviet statesv. Which doesn’t describe an outcomes of the dissolution of the Soviet Union?1. Increased migration of ethnic Russians back to RussiaVI. US and Canadaa. A region made through global processes VII. Globalizationa. Increased connections between placesb. Connections based on human systemsc. Highlights interdependenced. Will it make places more


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