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The importance of geography cannot be overstressed; it is the study of how we occupy and use space.The Themes of Geography1. Location: "Where it's at..." Defined in two ways:a) Absolute location: defined in such a way as to be limited to a single pointon earth, i.e. latitude and longitude.b) Relative location: defined by distance, time, direction; from, or to, another"known" location (or a combination thereof).2. Place: "What it?s like there [what makes a location different from everywhere else?]." Defined by: so-called signature traits...a) unique physical (naturally occurring) traits of the location in question.b) unique cultural (man-made or man-caused) traits of the location in question.3. Interaction: "How we use the environment, to make a living, and the results."4. Movement: "The interactions between or among places.? This can beabout anything that moves between or among places, people, money, ideas, germs animals, anything.5. Region: Almost anything you define... based on: "How the area is alike within,or different from the surrounding areas." The characteristics that definea region are determined by what you are studying. (This is the toughest one for most people to understand)
Well I guess you could ask who the majority population is. Like French Guiana (sp). Since France still owns it why is it not in the European realm? Maybe because it's mostly S. Amer. natives who live there?
Perhaps akin to the “lumper / splitter” concept of one of my anthro teachers (a geog undergrad 8))… that is the idea of (lumpers) defining things by how they are the same or (splitters) by how they are different. This would be a finer definition than “region” and likely more in depth.De Blidj uses "South America" v. "Middle America" as an example if I'm not disremembering....Since you are closer (and have a newer ed. of the book), Ski I'll let you run with it.WallyBTW... any chance of getting this as my avitar?
BTW… any chance of getting this as my avitar?
I'll have to look into it....I realize not a big deal but I'll have to see if it's ok for copyright purposes...
Understood… have used it other places but I'll defer to your findings whatever they may be. Thanks, Wally
Look to the huge floating pieces of earth's crust that wander slowly about this ball. We are truely pugnacisous believing we have anything to do with that dog race.
Look to the huge floating pieces of earth's crust that wander slowly about this ball. We are truely pugnacisous believing we have anything to do with that dog race.
What does that have to do with the topic of this thread? So are saying humans have nothing to do with humanity?HF, this is for the most part an academic board. Try to step it up a little and at least TRY to make some sense. If not, then please go somewhere else. This is a board for SERIOUS history students or those who have a REAL interest in history and historical facts.The quality of this board is very high, and most of us will and want to keep it that way. Please don't bring it down to a level if idiocy with your incoherent posts and ramblings. Sorry, don't mean to be so rough on you, but if you're going to post stupidity, do it elsewhere.
Well, sir, that would be that geography is in contstant flux. In other words, it is not a constant. As individuals, we don't see this, so the short sighted cannot be blamed. The changes in mother earth affect the creatures depending on it. Someday, the current population of humans may realize that, and take appropriate action. I personally doubt it, but one can always hope for future generations.
