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1 What is Human Geography? Geography is the science of place and space. Geographers ask: Where are things located? Why things are located where they are? How places differ from one another? How people interact with the environment? HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Example of Differences: Hurricane Katrina Physical geographers - focus on how hurricanes form, storm surges, etc. Human Geographers - focus on the levees that failed, effects on the population, and the economic implications. Human Geography The study of where humans their activities and institutions such as ethnic groups, cities, and industries are located and why they are there. It also examines interactions of humans with their environments. Human Geography It is also concerned with the spatial aspects of human existence How people and their activity are distributed in space How they use and perceive space How they create and sustain the places that make up the earth's surface. Human geographers work in the fields of urban and regional planning, transportation, marketing, real estate, tourism, and international business. The Five Themes of the Spatial Perspective Human-Environment Interaction Location Region 1

2 Human-Environment Interaction Human-Environment Interaction How human activities affect their environment and how environmental changes impact human life. Positive and negative effects of interaction Location Location Where something is on the earth and the effects that position has on human life. Absolute and Relative Location Sense of Combination of physical and cultural attributes that give each location on the earth its individual identity Components: Religion Language Politics Artwork Feelings evoked by people as a result of certain experiences and memories associated with a particular place. Questions to ask: Do all places have a sense of place? Are some better than others? Do some places have a stronger sense of place than others? What makes places more memorable than others? What environments do you remember best? Examples? Physical factors versus experiential factors. 2

3 What are the unique features of this place? What are the unique features of this place? What is the difference between Location and? What is the difference between Location and? Location: - Corner of 10 th & Colorado St Colorado St N & W - Near the center of downtown Austin : Tells you what its like Region Types of Regions Spatial units that share some similar characteristics Understanding a region allows us to make sense of information about places Formal Region A type of region marked by a certain degree of similarity. Examples: a country linked by government, a climate region, a religious region. Functional Region Defined by the places affected by the movement of something from its source to other places. Examples: airline routes, area affected by a disease. Perceptual Region A region that only exists as a conceptualization or an idea and not as a physically demarcated entity, e.g. in the US, the South and the Mid- Atlantic region 3

4 Analysis of the movement occurring in space Information People Goods Other phenomena Evolution of Human Geography Technology has evolved the study of humanity The internet allows for instant access to data, information, and processes from anywhere Globalization Allows specific aspects of culture to easily travel across the globe Becoming increasingly important to human geography as it is GPS and GIS Areas of Study in Human Geography Global Positioning Systems (GPS) allows geographers to monitor all of Earth from a distance and gather data Provides location and time information anywhere on Earth Remotely sensed images can be incorporated into a map Geographic Information Systems (GIS) compares spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment, combining layers of spatial data and creating maps in which patterns and processes are superimposed. Used to analyze data Example: Google Earth/Google Maps Population/Migration Cultural Political Urban Economic (Industrial) Development Agriculture and Rural Land Use 4

5 Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 1. Fax Machines send messages & information from New York to the town of Humble. Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 2. Concrete drainage ditches catch flood water run-off from community streets and sewers. Human Environment Interaction Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 3. CVS is at the corner of West Lake Houston and Sam Houston Parkway. Absolute Location Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 4. East Texas has pine forests due to the amount of annual precipitation it receives. Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 5. Huntsville, TX is located at 30 N, 95 W Absolute Location Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 6. Air Jordans are made in China and sent to the U.S. for individuals to wear. 5

6 Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region acres of trees are cut down to build 60 more houses in a new subdivision. Human Environment Interaction Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 8. Texas is often considered to be located in the Southwestern United States. Region Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 9. San Antonio is a city with a large population of Hispanics. Location (relative or absolute) Human-Environment Interaction Region 10. Chick-Fil-A is located at on the north side of Sam Houston Parkway across Wilson Road from Wal-Mart 6

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