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C.J. Cox Instructor
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GEOGRAPHY Geo = earth graphy = to scribe, draw, or map
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F the science of location F an integrated science that uses knowledge from many disciplines F the study of spatial relationships, (context &interconnectedness)
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North America South America Asia Australia Africa Europe Antarctica Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean
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Geography and the New Global Order F The New Global Order F The Concept of Region F Geographic Growth F Basics of Geography F Natural Environments of the World F People & World Cultures F World Economic & Political Geography F Urban and Rural Landscapes
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New Global Order F Old Classifications –First World u US, Europe, Australia u free market economies –Second World u Eastern Europe u planned and controlled economies –Third World u Africa, South America, underdeveloped poor economies
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New Global Order F New Classifications –Developed Regions u US, Europe, Australia u countries with diversification of economies –service & technologically based countries –Developing Regions u Africa, South Asia, Middle & South America u countries based primarily on agriculture and basic manufacturing industries
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Rice Farming in Vietnam
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Mazirotti Plant in Italy
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Rich & Poor
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Globalization F Much of the world’s economic activity is now transnational in scope F accelerating economic, cultural and political interdependenceies across national borders F Globalization underscores virtually all contemporary geographies
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Geography and the New Global Order F The New Global Order F The Concept of Region F Geographic Growth F Basics of Geography F Natural Environments of the World F People & World Cultures F World Economic & Political Geography F Urban and Rural Landscapes
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THE CONCEPT OF REGION F Worlds within worlds F Areas with unifying characteristics F Regions may be large or small –continental or local –ie. World regions, countries, local regions F Subregions –regions within regions
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THE CONCEPT OF REGION F Regions may be –economic –environmental –historical –cultural other ideas?
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THE CONCEPT OF REGION F Formal Regions - clear definitive regions –ie.city administrative region F Functional Regions - regions that facilitate interaction between regions –positive linkages & conflicts –ie. ethnic regions
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Geography and the New Global Order F The New Global Order F The Concept of Region F Geographic Growth F Basics of Geography F Natural Environments of the World F People & World Cultures F World Economic & Political Geography F Urban and Rural Landscapes
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GEOGRAPHIC GROWTH & CHRONOLOGY F Age of World Isolation (to 1500AD) geographic advances lead by Greeks, Romans, Chinese, Arabs F Age of Discovery (1500-1650) F Age of Exploration (1650-1900) F Age of Specialization in geographic research(1900-) –beginnings of Physical, Cultural, Economic Geographies F Age of information (computerization) –information manipulation & integration
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Geography and the New Global Order F The New Global Order F The Concept of Region F Geographic Growth F Basics of Geography F Natural Environments of the World F People & World Cultures F World Economic & Political Geography F Urban and Rural Landscapes
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GEOGRAPHY BASICS F Location F Maps & Globes F Distribution F Diffusion
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GEOGRAPHY BASICS F Location –where something is F Exact Location –latitude & longitude coordinate system F Relative Location –where something is relative to another location F Place Names
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Latitude
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GEOGRAPHIC GRID F Equator - A circle that divides the globe into two equal halves or hemispheres of north and south. Located at 0 ° latitude
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GEOGRAPHIC GRID F North and South Poles - located at right angles or 90° from the plane of the equator. 90 0
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Parallels are circular lines used to indicate latitude
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Meridians are arcs used to indicate longitude
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Prime Meridian: The meridian, designated as 0° E, W longitude, that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
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International Date Line: An arc that follows 180° longitude E,W. When crossing the date line, the calendar is turned forward or backward one day, depending on direction of travel.
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C.J. Cox Instructor
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WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY A New World Order
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