Globalization and World Regions

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Chapter 1

• Globalization and World Regions

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Planet Earth A World of Variety, Change, and
Closer Links

• Geographic studies are important
• Why?
• The Earths surface has great variety in its
  human and physical features
• There are increasing connections among people and
  places
• The modern world is constantly changing

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Geography in Todays World

• What is Geography?
• A discipline that studies spatial patterns in the
  human and physical world
• Geographic Study Matter
• Physical Geography
• Human Geography

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Geography in Todays World

• Study Methods Used by Geographers
• Establishment scientific laws
• Studies of individual group perceptions of
  decisions
• Understanding of meanings identities people
  give to places
• Investigations analyses of forces involved in
  change
• Links between individual decisions social
  institutions
• Assessments of modern world complexities

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Geography the Study of Places Flows among Them

• Geography provides a place- or space-related
  spatial view of the human experience
• Place
• Location
• Latitude and Longitude
• Distance and Direction
• Scale
• Maps and Geographic Information Systems

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Geography of Regions

• Region
• An area of Earths surface with physical and
  human characteristics that distinguish it from
  other regions
• Regional Geography
• Evaluates differences and similarities within and
  between regions of Earths surface

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Dynamic Concepts of Regions

• Regions are defined and created for specific
  purposes
• Regions are spaces of places
• They have a number of basic characteristics such
  as areal extent and defined boundaries
• Regions are dynamic entities
• Marked by internal and external flow patterns of
  people, goods, and ideas

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Making and Remaking Regions

• People create regions
• Regions shape peoples activities
• People remake regions
• Regions interact with other regions
• Regions are used by those in power

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Globalization and Localization

• Facets of Globalization
• Spread of ideas, technologies, crime diseases
• Flows of goods and services
• Migration
• Long-term work, asylum, family consolidation
• Short-term business links, tourism
• Shifts in dominant ideologies
• Spread of images and messages through TV, film,
  Internet, and print
• Uncontrollable negatives

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Globalization and Localization

• Facets of Localization
• Political nationalism
• Separatist groups
• Customs and practices that preserve local
  identities
• Religious differences
• Resistance to economic globalization

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Measuring Globalization

• Political engagement indicators
• International organizations, treaties, etc.
• Technology measures
• Internet users, Internet hosts, etc.
• Personal contact indicators
• International travel tourism, remittances, etc.
• Economic integration measures
• Trade capital flows, foreign investment, etc.

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Major World Regions

• Europe (Chapter 3)
• Russia and Neighboring Countries (Chapter 4)
• East Asia (Chapter 5)
• Southeast Asia and South Pacific (Chapter 6)
• South Asia (Chapter 7)
• Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia (Chapter 8)
• Africa South of the Sahara (Chapter 9)
• Latin America (Chapter 10)
• North America (Chapter 11)

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Globalization and the Origins of World Regions

• Prehistory
• Settled Farming
• City-States and Empires
• Trading Empires and Classical Civilizations
• Disruptions, Migrations, and Feudalism

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The Modern, Globalizing World

• Explorations and Colonies
• Industrialization and Colonization
• Globalization, Countries, and Protectionism
• After World War II and the Cold War