What Is Human Geography? The study of How people make places How we organize space and society How we interact with each other in places and across space How we make sense of others and ourselves in our locality, region, and world

STOP! Hatin’ is bad. Note taking is NOT writing every word. Taking notes is like annotations. Listen first, then decide what you need to remember and THEN write. Listen for cues from the speaker, “This is important”. Other words that let you know? Abbreviate! Write in fragments! Use symbols and math formulas! Capture examples and put your own to make it relevant. Let’s try…..

Globalization A set of processes that are Increasing interactions Deepening relationships Heightening interdependence without regard to country borders A set of outcomes that are Unevenly distributed Varying across scales Differently manifested throughout the world Impact of individual, regional, national scales on processes and outcomes of globalization

What Are Geographic Questions? The spatial arrangement of places and phenomena (human and physical) – How are things organized on Earth? – How do they appear on the landscape? – Where? Why? So what? No place “untouched by human hands” or activity Human organization of communities, nations, networks Establishment of political, economic, religious, cultural systems

Spatial Distribution Spatial distribution and pattern-more people are dying here than there Processes, “They put their poop where and drink what?!”, that create and sustain a distribution Map of Cholera Victims in London’s Soho District in 1854 Patterns of victim’s homes and water pump locations key to the source of the disease

Five Themes of Geography Location: Absolute; longitude and latitude; Relative, what it’s next to & how we get there Human-environment interaction; drought, East Coast earthquake & hurricane Region-Dixie, New England; common or shared characteristics Place-what’s your place like? Movement-

Place Sense of place: We infuse a place with meaning and emotion. “My” room instead of just “a” room, H-town not just Anytown, “Texas-It’s like a whole other country”, USA! USA! USA!Texas-It’s like a whole other country Perception of place: Belief or understanding of what a place is like, often based on books, movies, stories, or pictures England must be just like Harry Potter…so dreary and magical.

Movement Spatial interaction: The interconnectedness between places, depending upon Distance-how far would you be willing to go by foot? Car? Accessibility-how convenient is it? Connectivity-is it next to something else? Elizabeth J. Leppman

Cultural Landscape The visible human imprint, the material character of a place. Think architecture, houses, buildings, etc. Religion and cremation practices spread with Hindu migrants from India to Kenya

Sequent Occupance Layers of imprints in a cultural landscape reflecting years of differing human activity. People of different cultures move in and alter the neighborhood landscape. Local examples? Apartments in Mumbai, India Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Why Do Geographers Use Maps, and What Do Maps Tell Us? Types of maps Reference maps –Locations of places and geographic features –Absolute locations Thematic maps –Degree of an attribute –Pattern of distribution –Movement –Relative locations

Reference Map

Thematic Map

Location Absolute location –Precise location using a coordinate system –Latitude and longitude most common –Measured by geographic positioning systems (GPS) Relative location –Location in relation to something else –Changes over time with changing circumstances

Mental Maps Maps we carry in our minds of places we have been and places we have heard of Activity Spaces The places we travel to routinely in our rounds of daily activity We know where we go!