Geography CH 1 Flashcards
Name the sub disciples of geography. (10)
- Historical 4. Political 5. Economic 6. Cultural 7. Biogeography 8. Climatology 9. Geomorphology 10. Cartography 11. Hydrology 12. Environmental
What are geographers interested in and explain the two
They’re interested in physical and human landscapes.
Physical geographers are concerned with the landscape how earth was formed, shaped and the physical and other processes affecting the earth.
Human geography study human interactions with the landscape - where people live, how they live, what has changed their lives and how physical environment affect is affected by humans
What is a key focus of geography?
“place” and “places”
What is regional geography?
study of geographic areas from a physicial & human perspective
The word “region” for regional geography can be defined in what 5 ways?
- Climate region 2. Physical Region 3. Human Region 4. Cultural Region 5. Functional Regions
Example of functional regions
School district, health regions, forest regions or a census district
Cultural region can be defined by?
forestry, ethnicity, religion etc
What’s a Biome?
large region based on climate and vegetation found in a place - ex: temperate rainforest in BC
Definition of physical region?
Physical types of landforms. Example: mountains, ice capp, vegetation and deserts etc
what is time-space convergence?
A shrinking world. Less time to travel & send info over great distances. Technological innovations- transportation & digital world
is time-space convergence equal everywhere? any why?
no, its not equal for the indigenous people because of the divide. some indigenous people dont have access to the internet or the digital world because of how separated they are
Spatial Diffusion?
Movement of things from one location to another. Ex. disease move or how people move. ex. how covid-19 spread
What two things determine vegetation in a place?
sunlight & rainfall
definition of push and pull factors and examples
relation to the relocation and diffusion of people (migration) - why people leave their home and move and why some people dont. ex. war can make someone move or rising sea levels or forest fires
What do physical geographers study
How the earth was formed, shaped and the physical and other processes affecting the earth
What do human geographers study
Study human interactions with the landscape - where ppl live l, How they live, what has shaped their lives and how the physical environment affects and is affected by humans
What do geographers study?
They study places and the interaction among places and the processes by which places originate (human and physical) and the changes that occur overtime
What’s vernacular
People who perceive or feel that in someway they belong to a particular region or place
What is toponyms
Place names. Ex. countries, provinces, cities, mountains, rivers etc. ex. Vancouver
What is climate region
A particular type of climate system
What is biogeoclimatic region/zone
Based on climate, physical landscape and vegetation
What different types of barriers are there? (6)
Physical, social, cultural, war, political, economic etc.
Example of physical barrier in BC
Mountains because it was a barrier for movements or getting around places
Another example of a barrier
Oceans because it would take a long way to travel
Why is scale important
It’s important when looking at regions. Skills definition is regions come in all sizes from global, to continents, two nation states, to states within states, to cities, towns, neighborhoods, to the individual
What is basin
Depression or deep in the earth surface. They are shaped like balls with sides higher than the bottom.
What do demographics study
They study population variables
Examples of population variables (10)
Age, sex, population growth, distribution, population density, births and deaths, mobility, fertility rates, age–sex pyramids, ethnicity
Population growth = natural increase + net migration
Net migration # is important because it’s the total
What does BC rely on
Immigration because of population growth
Net migration = immigration - emigration
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What is total fertility rate (TFR)
Average number of children a woman will have during her reproductive years
What is baby boom
High rate of natural increase in North America after World War II. After the war ended people came back and got jobs and had good income so people got a lot of children. At that time because of population growth you get $500 if you got a child
What does Echo boom
Offspring of baby boomers
What is vital statistics
Number of births and deaths, marriages, divorces
What does U.N mean
United nation
Why is it good to study provinces in geography
Helps them understand why places in regions are considerable risk from forest fire floods avalanches etc. and they can determine new risks and how they can be reduced and eliminated
Example of Timespace convergence
In the past taking a boat or ship from India to BC took months and now you can fly there and less time
What is carriers plus barriers
Carriers: instrumental in spread and adoption of innovations and good acquisition or contraction of diseases
Barriers: prevent/block the above movement
Carriers would be ?
Better for environment to get electricity from sunlight and clean energy
Barrier would be
Expensive some places don’t have enough sunlight and not equally distributed
What is relocation diffusion
Movement of people from one place to another
