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The word Geography came
from two Greek words
“geo”
(Earth) and “graphos” (to
write).
Studies the natural
sciences
Physical geography
AKA Human geography
Cultural Geography
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Movement Region Human-Enviornment Location Place
The exact position of any
point on the surface of the
earth as determined by
the coordinates
Absolute Location
The position of an area in
relation to any number of
landmarks.
Relative Location
It refers to the human and physical
characteristics of a location includes all natural
and human-made features.
PLACE
It refers to the characteristics of and interactions
among locations close to each other.
REGION
- common
physical features such as
climate and topography
Physical Regions
political
units such as provinces and
administrative regions
Political Regions -
people
who share the common
cultural traits such as
language and religion
Cultural Region -
common resources and
economic activities
Economic Regions -
It refers to travel and
how people, products
and ideas move from
one place to another.
MOVEMENT
an
important factor which
influences history and
development of nations
MIGRATION -
leaving
your own country for
another permanently
Emigration -
arriving
in another country to
live permanently
Immigration -
adaptation process
when two cultures
meet
Acculturation -
complete adaption of
new culture and
rejection of old one
Assimilation -
The relationship INTERACTION
between humans and
the environment and
how each is mutually
affected by such
relationship
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
THE CHALLENGE- RESPONSE THEORY by?
Arnold J. Toynbee (1943)
Societies progress into
civilizations through a
series of challenges that
may be physical or social
in nature.
THE CHALLENGE- RESPONSE THEORY
Indicates the humanity’s
impact on the environment
Expanding ecological
footprint gives rise to new
challenges to our current
development
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
-describes our universe forming
from a sudden and rapid expansion
from which all known matter is said
to have emerged.
-13 to 15 billion years ago
- Big Bang Model
- The sun and planets were formed
through a process called
ACCRETION. - Matter collected into dense clumps
and disk combined the influence of
gravity and friction
Nebular Hypothesis
