1. Geography 1100 Unit 1 - An Introduction To Geography The Meaning of The Word –Geo – World (Earth) –Graphei – To Write

2. Three Recurring Themes Humans and Land Regional Studies Spatial Analysis

3. The Goal of Human Geography The goal of human geography is to teach us about the world we live in and how we live in the world. Geographers often tend to be generalists who are seeking to identify and understand the interconnectedness of things.

4. Human Geographic Concepts: Geographers use a variety of key concepts to interpret and analyze the world.

5. Human Geographic Concepts: “Space” Absolute Space Relative Space

6. Human Geographic Concepts: “Distance” Distance –Distance Decay (Friction of Distance) –Accessibility –Interaction –Agglomeration –Deglomeration Types of Distance –Absolute (Linear) Distance –Time Distance –Economic Distance –Psychological (Cognitive & Social) Distance

7. Human Geographic Concepts: “Location” Location –Absolute Location: Site – The characteristics of a location –Relative Location: "Situation" – The location relative to other locations

8. Human Geographic Concepts: “Place” Place –Sense of place –Sacred space –Placelessness –Topophilia –Topophobia

9. Human Geographic Concepts: “Region” Formal (Uniform) Regions Functional (Nodal) Regions Vernacular Regions

10. Human Geographic Concepts: “Distance” Distance –Distance Decay (Friction of Distance) –Accessibility –Interaction –Agglomeration –Deglomeration Types of Distance –Absolute (Linear) Distance –Time Distance –Economic Distance –Psychological (Cognitive & Social) Distance

11. Human Geographic Concepts: “Scale” Scale – –Technical Small Scale Large Scale –Subjective –Temporal Scale –Social Scale

12. Human Geographic Concepts: “Diffusion” Diffusion –Relocation Diffusion –Contagious Diffusion –Hierarchical Diffusion

13. Human Geographic Concepts: “Perception” Perception –Mental images of other places are changing. We are becoming increasingly aware of the interconnectedness of places. –Mental maps demonstrate that we all perceive places in different ways. –The metal maps of specific individuals can greatly impact many other people. (Can impact industrial location) –Serious problems are created if people in power have distorted mental maps. –Mental maps and people’s perceptions of places can change.

14. Human Geographic Concepts: “Development” Development

15. Human Geographic Concepts: “Discourse” Discourse