Basics of Human Geography

Geography, as a field of inquiry, looks at the world from a

• global perspective

• spatial perspective

• human perspective

• non-spatial perspective

the precise spot where something is according to some system

• Situation

• Relative location

• Site

• Absolute location

Time zones use

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Parallels

• equator

Relative location

• is absolute

• needs Latitude and Longitude

• Connects 2 or more places

• is never accurate

refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.

• Location

• Human Environment Interaction

• Place

• Distance

is the measurement of how far or how near things are to one another

• Human Environment Interaction

• Place

• Location

• Distance

the shrinking between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication

• Proximity

• situation

• Time-space compression

• technology

the number of something in a specifically defined area

• Concentration

• Density

• Pattern

• Distribution

The relationship between humans and the natural world is

• Distance

• Location

• Place

• Human Environmental Interaction

Landforms and climate are the most powerful forces shaping human behavior

• Possiblilism

• Cultural Ecology

• Environmental determinism

• Human Environment Interaction