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World Geography :globe_with_meridians: (The Economy (Gross Domesticā¦
World Geography :globe_with_meridians:
Geography Basics
Human Geography
The questions of
How Do Humans Impact Geography?
How Does Geography Affect Humans?
Geographic Information System - GIS
Stores information about specific geographic locations
Such as how many people live in a city or crime rates
Physical Geography
Location
Relative Location
A location relative to other locations.
20 Miles Northwest of Denver
Absolute Location
Street Address
1515 Greenbriar Blvd, Boulder, CO 80305
Latitude and Longitude
GPS - Global Positioning System - Measures where a point on Earth is.
Format - 39Ā°58'19.05" N, 105Ā°14'45.32" W
Definition - Only one possible location for given information
Map Distortion
You cannot flatten a sphere.
The Earth is a sphere, maps are flat.
Climate
5 Main Factors
Latitude
Closeness to Water
Orographic Effect
Elevation
Ocean Currents
Climographs
Show a Graph of Precipitation and Temperature
5 Key Terms
Location
Place
Movement
Human-Environmental Interaction
Region
Demography
Quality of Life
Population Density
Rate of Natural Increase
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Life Expectancy
Fertility Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Lifestyle
Subsistence Economy
Demographic Transition Model
Stage 1 - Undeveloped
Stage 2 - Developing
Stage 3 - Finishing Development
Stage 4 - Developed
Geopolitics
Key Terms
Push/Pull Factors
Sovereignty
Refugee
Asylum
Ethnonationalism
Boundaries
Geometric
Physical/Natural
Ocean
Territorial Waters
Contiguous Zone
Exclusive Economic Zone
International Waters
Median Line Principle
Types of Boundaries
Compact - Relatively Circular
Prorupted - Long Segment Protruding
Fragmented - Split into Several Parts
Enclave - Opposite of Perforated
Elongated - Much Longer than Wide
Exclave - Small Mass Detached from Mainland
Perforated - Has a Hole
The Economy
Sectors
Primary - Raw Goods
Secondary - Manufacturing
Tertiary - Services
Industrialzation
The process of developing a secondary sector of the econoy
Human Development Index
Measures Quality of Life
Gross Domestic Product
C - Consumer Spending
G - Government Spending
S - Sum of Investment
NX - Exports minus Imports
= C + G + I + NX
Geographic Inequality
How some places have better geography than others
E.G. Africa, the Prisoner of Geography