Core Geographic Concepts The Changing Attributes of Place Interrelations between places The Structured Content of Place Place Similarity and Regions

The Changing Attributes of Place  Over time, places change  Geologically  Due to humans physically altering the landscape  Due to human cultural change What places on earth would we expect to be rapidly changing their “place identities” now?

Interrelations Between Places  Spatial Interaction: Two or more places interact! Why?  If places are accessible, they will interact with other places.  If places are connected, they will interact with other places. What is the result of that interaction?

The Structured Content of Place  Density  Dispersion  Pattern

The Structured Content of Place: Density  There are two types of density: Arithmetic and Physiological  Arithmetic = people/unit of land  Physiological = people / unit of arable land  Why might knowing the density of a place be very helpful to a geographer or a government?

If the world’s population lived in _________ at the density of _________  one-city/ one-city/

 What is the density of Dallas?  Texas?  USA?  New York?  London?  Tokyo?  Hong Kong?

The Structured Content of Place: Dispersion  Are things agglomerated? Or are they scattered?  What might be true of a society that is highly agglomerated? Highly scattered?

The Structured Content of Place: Pattern  Different Patterns: Draw them!  Linear  Centralized  Random  Rectilinear  Hexagonal

The Structured Content of Place: Pattern  Different Patterns: Why do they happen?????  Linear  Centralized  Rectilinear  Hexagonal

Formal Regions  A formal region has a common characteristic.  Texas  Corn Belt  Rust Belt

Functional Region  A central place and the surrounding area physically linked to it.  Example?

Perceptual Region  Defined by popular feelings and images  “The Heartland” – a place where traditional American values dominate  “God’s Country”

 Economic  Social

 Economic  Social

 Environmental

 Economic  Social (Historical)

 Economic  Social (Historical)

 Economic  Social  Political  Environmental

 Economic

 Social (Historical)

 Economic  Social

 Economic  Social (Religions?)

 Social – What cultures are present?