geography Flashcards
intro
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what geography is
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the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
what geography is #2
for example, geography can be divided into two fields - physical and human
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what geographers study
what geographers study #1
the earth and the distribution of its land, features, and inhabitants
what geographers study #2
For example, geography is the study of the diverse environments, places, and spaces of earth’s surface and their interactions
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how geographer study
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Human geographers study what people do, where and why - and it’s effects
how geographer study #2
physical geographers describe, model, and predict the patterns of natural features and processes, such as climate, landforms and soil formation
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how geography contributes to our knowledge of the world
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Studying geography helps us understand our environment, from helping us to predict natural disasters to implementing changes in response to issues such as global warming
how geography contributes to our knowledge of the world #2
For example, geography can help us understand the planet’s movement, changes, and systems
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o Geography helps us attempt to tackle global health inequalities and the issues that stem from them, such as malaria
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o A major physical cause of malaria is the climate of a country - a rise in rainfall, humidity or temperature can cause an increase of the malaria-carrying mosquitoes at higher altitudes
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o A major human cause of malaria is poverty - many people cannot afford bed nets or even a sufficient enough house to protect them from the mosquitoes that could cause malaria
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o There has been a lot done to attempt to tackle malaria and its causes, for example, the creation of global targets such as the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) and the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) – these global targets would not have been able to be created without geography and the geographers that study it
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o For example, in attempt to tackle the challenging climates of certain countries and the contribution this has towards the development and spread of malaria, the Millennium Development Goal number 7 was created – to ‘ensure environmental sustainability’, followed by the Sustainable Development Goal number 13 – ‘climate action’
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o Also, in an attempt to tackle poverty and its contribution towards the development and spread of malaria, the Millennium Development Goal number 1 was created – to ‘eradicate extreme poverty and hunger’, followed by the Sustainable Development Goal number 1 – ‘no poverty’
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o Again, these attempts to tackle global health inequalities (and the issues that stem from them – such as malaria) would not be possible without the knowledge and understanding of our world that geography gives us
conclusion
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