Global Geography 12

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Global Geography 12

• Introduction to Global Geography
• The Geographic Approach

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What we will be looking at in this chapter

• What is the subject matter of Global Geography?
• What are its methods?
• What are its major concepts?
• How can studying global geography help us resolve
  some of the crisis the Earth is facing today?

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Hot Topics for this Chapter

• Explaining Geography What is Geography? ? Ge
  is the Greek word meaning Earth and Graphia
  in Greek means writings. The root of the word
  means writings of the Earth. Geography is the
  study of the physical and human environments of
  the world and the way in which these environments
  interact with each other. Geography involves the
  whole Earth, the people living there and the
  connections people make with different places.

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Hot Topics for this Chapter

• What is Global Geography? ? Emphasizes the
  two-way interactions in between humans and their
  environment. For example, a hurricane is a
  natural process that can have a devastating
  effect on human communities. Mining operations
  are human processes that can have a devastating
  effect on the environment.

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Hot Topics for this Chapter

• The Integrative Discipline ? Geography acts as
  the vehicle for integrating, or blending
  together, the research of specialties in
  different fields of study.
• 3 ways Geographers look at the world
• As the distinct physical body called Earth
• As and interconnected physical, chemical and
  biological environment
• As a place where human beings live
• Therefore geography deals mainly with spatial
  relationships between people and Earth.

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Hot Topics for this Chapter

• The Geographical Method ? The Geographical Method
  is when geographers examine spatial relationships
  and are seeking to answer certain questions or
  solve a particular problem.

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Six Fundamental Concepts of the Geographic
Method ?

• Location where did it happen? Can be specific
  or general
• Region area of land that has recognizable
  features scale, size can vary
• Spatial Distribution the effect of something
  occurring in different areas. If the same affect
  can be found again in places that are far apart,
  it is known as spatial pattern. Distance Decay
  Pattern explains that as the distance increases,
  the intensity or amount of what is being measured
  decreases.
• Spatial Interaction an event in one location or
  region can lead to change in another location or
  region some distance away. Ex. An erupting
  volcano in one part of the world may cause
  decreased sunlight in cities 1000s of kilometers
  away.

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Six Fundamental Concepts of the Geographic Method
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• Human/Environment Interaction some spatial
  interactions are the result either of the impact
  the environment had on humans or the impact
  humans have on the environment. The impacts are
  local. Ex. Mining, tornado.
• Culture the customs or world-view of an area.
  People have to realize that people of different
  cultures have different views on the environment,
  the use of natural resources and the best way of
  living in human communities. In order to
  understand this we have to learn about different
  cultures.
• In pairs work on question 7 on page 14. Then
  complete question 9 on page 15

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Key Terms

• Sustainable Development ? Every nation has the
  right to develop its natural resources in a way
  to grant its people economic self-sufficiency.
  This can be done through industry or agriculture
  to produce goods and services sold for a profit.
  Sustainable development means using natural
  resources in such a way as to ensure that there
  will always be sufficient supplies for the future
  generations. It also means using natural
  resources in a way that does not damage the
  environment. Working with the world in a natural
  way that does not damage the environment.
• Examples (1) Reducing pollution and slowing down
  global warming. (2) Increasing forested areas to
  meet environmental and energy needs in the
  developing world. (3) Slowing population growth.
  (4) Reducing or canceling the debt of developing
  countries.

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Key Terms

• United Nations ? Founded in 1945 its purpose is
  to promote peace security and human rights, to
  develop friendly relations among nations of the
  world co-operate in solving their economic,
  social and cultural problems.

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Key Terms

• Global Village ? Devices such as computers,
  television and telephones have the effect of
  shrinking time and space by greatly speeding up
  communications between different parts of the
  world. Countries of the world now depend on each
  other for their property and well being. One
  countrys problems can create similar problems
  for nations on the other side of the globe.

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Key Terms

• Interdependence ? Electronic devices have brought
  people around the world closer together by
  allowing them to communicate with each other
  almost instantaneously. At the same time, these
  communicating devices have made widely separated
  groups of people realize how dependent they are
  on each other for their health and well being.
  Decisions in one part of the world can have
  serious consequences in parts of the world we
  never thought wed touch.
• Example Sweatshops The daily buying decisions
  that North Americans and Europeans make to
  maintain their lifestyles literally control the
  lives of millions of people in less developed
  countries.

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