Introduction to Human Geography Thinking Geographically Mumbai, India

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Key Question What is Human Geography? © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

Defining Geography Word coined by Eratosthenes Geo = Earth Graphia = writing Geography thus means “earth writing”

© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Human Geography Human Geography focuses on: How people make places How we organize space and society How we interact with each other How we make sense of ourselves and others Thinking about space Thinking about place Thinking about region Thinking about scale Thinking about connections © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Human Geography Advances in communication and transportation technologies are making places and people more interconnected. Economic globalization and the rapid diffusion of elements of popular culture, such as fashion and architecture, are making many people and places look more alike. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Human Geography Globalization: a set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and accelerating interdependence across national borders. Levi’s in Lucca, Italy © Jon Malinowski © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Human Geography Geographers employ the concept of scale to understand individual, local, regional, national, and global interrelationships. What happens at the global scale affects the local, but it also affects the individual, regional, and national. Similarly, the processes at these scales influence the global. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

An in-depth Social Science Many people have misconceptions about geography and think of the discipline as simply an exercise in memorizing place names.

Where we find Geography? Geography exist in the global issues receiving attention at this time things such as Population growth Terrorism Cultural diffusion. Diffusion is defined as the spread of linguistic or cultural practices or innovations within a community or from one community to another.

Location, Location, Location Geography's importance can also be established by looking at community issues, such as: Water supply Pollution Growth management Housing Retail Openings Closures