key issues

Question 1

why is each point on earth unique

Answer 1

• every place hasd a unique location on earth’s surface identified by its name, site, and situation
• geographers identify regions as areas distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural, economic, and environmental features wich helps us to understand why every region and place is unique
• culture encompasses what people care about and will preserve

Question 2

why is geography a science

Answer 2

• uses maps to display the location of objects and to get information about places
• early geographers drew maps of the earth based on exploration and observation
• GIS and other contemporary technological tools help geographers to understand what they see on earth’s surface

Question 3

why are different places similar

Answer 3

geographers examine at all scales, however, are increasingly concerned with the global scale
- places display similarities because they are connected to each other and pehnomena spread through relocation and expansion diffusion
- geographers study the interactions of people and human activities across space, and they identify the different processes by wich people and ideas diffuse from one place to another

Question 4

why are some human actions not sustainable

Answer 4

• sustai abilty combines environment, economic systems and society
• the abiotic systems of the earth influence and interact with biotic systems
• the abiotic systems inculde the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere while the biotic includes the bioshpere and all living elements
• human actions on earth have, in many cases, let to most of the environmental degradation that we now see on earth