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