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CHAPTER 1
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
• The study of people, their environments and their resources
• Location
• Place
• Interaction
• Movement
• Region
GEOGRAPHYSection 1
Exploring the World Around us
LOCATION
• The position of a place on the earth’s surface
Different Types
• Relative
• Where something is in relation to the things around it.
• Absolute• Exact location• N and S:• Longitude• E and W:• Latitude
Prime Meridian = 0o
International Dateline =180o
PLACE
An Area’s Physical & Human Characteristics
Physical:Climate
VegetationAnimals
Human:Population
TransportationCulture
INTERACTION
• Relationship between people and the environment
Scenario #1
• People influence the environment
Scenario #2
• The environment influences people
MOVEMENT
• The moving of people, goods, and ideas from one area to another
• Why Move? • Immigration?
• Emigration?
Migration: Movement of People
• Why trade with other countries?
• RESULT:
• Interdependence
• IMPORTS
• VS
• EXPORTS
Trade: Movement of Goods
Region: An Area With Distinctive Characteristics
• Is it ever mentioned by another name?
• 3rd World
• Dairy Belt
• Bible Belt
• Frost Belt
CLIMATE
The average weather of a place over a period of 20-30
years.
Key factors: Location & Elevation
Section 2- Understanding the Physical World
LOCATION
Arctic
Arctic
Temperate
Temperate Tropical
ELEVATIONColder
Warmer
CULTUREAll the things a
person learns that makes up
their entire way
of life.
Grandparents
Parents
Children
Section 3: The Meaning of Culture
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
• NUCLEAR:
• Father, mother, children
• Industrial societies
• EXTENDED:
• Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, children
• Agricultural societies
Who Rules the Family?
Matriarchal
Patriarchal
Customs and Traditions
Society’s rules of behavior
LawsPeer
Pressure
Language
• Positive:
• The cornerstone of culture
• Negative:
• Creates a great deal of tension
Arts & Literature
• Teach about a particular culture
• Used to pass along values
Religion
• Monotheism:
• Worship of one god
• Polytheism:
• Worship more than one god
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Government
• Democracy
• Republic
• Dictatorship
• Communism
• Iraq
• Athens, Greece
• Cuba
• United States
Government
• Democracy
• Republic
• Dictatorship
• Communism
• Iraq
• Athens, Greece
• Cuba
• United States
Government
• Democracy
• Republic
• Dictatorship
• Communism
• Iraq
• Athens, Greece
• Cuba
• United States
Government
• Democracy
• Republic
• Dictatorship
• Communism
• Iraq
• Athens, Greece
• Cuba
• United States
Economic Systems
• Command
• Tradition
• Market
• Mixed
• United States
• Kalahari Bushmen
• Soviet Union
• Village market
Economic Systems
• Command
• Tradition
• Market
• Mixed
• United States
• Kalahari Bushmen
• Soviet Union
• Rural village
Economic Systems
• Command
• Tradition
• Market
• Mixed
• United States
• Kalahari Bushmen
• Soviet Union
• Rural village
Economic Systems
• Command
• Tradition
• Market
• Mixed
• United States
• Kalahari Bushmen
• Soviet Union
• Rural village
Social Classes
Way in which cultures rank
people in terms of their
importance.
Social Mobility: Moving from one social class to another
MoneyLand
EducationAncestory
Occupation
Definition: How Done?
HOW DOES CULTURE CHANGE?HOW DOES CULTURE CHANGE?
CAUSES:
Technology
Changing Environment
New Ideas
Diffusion
Section 4
UNDERSTANDING OTHER UNDERSTANDING OTHER CULTURESCULTURES
Why is it so difficult?Why is it so difficult?
RACISM
The belief that one group or culture is superior to another.
ETHNOCENTRISM
Judging other cultures by one’s own standards.
What does society need?
Appreciation of cultural diversity