intro Flashcards
what is geography
provides a description and explanation of lands, places, and people beyond experiences
region
an area of the earths surface defied by its distinctive human and/ or natural characteristics
an area is defined according to (4):
- physical landscape
- political: defined by provincial boundaries and subdivisions
- socioeconomic: human construct that cannot be physically seen
- cultural
regionalism
divides countries into different parts
vernacular region
region with specific values and meanings and a social and symbolic identity
regional geography
the study of the geography of regions and interplay between physical and human geography, which results in our understandings of humans society and sense of place
sense of place
the special and intense feelings that people have for the region in which they live, is derived from experience
power of place
a product of natural wealth, geographic location, and global forces, and reveals regional economic strengths and weakness
landscape
view of scenery on land
landform
configurations of the land surface taking distinctive forms and produced by natural processes
core/ periphery model
unequal distribution of power in economy, politics, and society
core region characteristics (6)
- high socio-economic prosperity
- distance overcome by modern technologies
- economy focused on manufacturing and the service sector
- significant political influence and control over the periphery
- social customs start here
- power
periphery region characteristics (4)
- distance, terrain and climate may hinder development
- overwhelmed by core culture
- politically less powerful than core regions
- resource-based economy
prairie
consists of grasslands and parklands in mid-latitude where climate is semi-arid to subhumid
orographic precipitation
precipitation induced by the forced rise of moist air over a mountain or hill barrier
