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Physical geography
natural, land forms, climate
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human geography
political, urban, culture, economic
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geotechniques
engineering, cartography (map making)
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systemic study
looking at 1 aspect
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regional geography
look at parts of earth to understand
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formal region
shares at least 1 or more characteristics
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functional region
ex. government unit, newspapers, radios
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vernacular region
- have certain things in common
- ex. seacoast, new england
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globalization
increasing interconnectedness of people and places around the world
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causes of globalization (7 total)
- -growth of transnational corporations
- - technological invention
- - government-integration
- - internationalization of finance
- - variations in labor costs
- - homogenization of tastes
- - movement of people
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pro globalization
- - it is inevitable
- - encourages efficiency- lowers costs
- - benefits trickle down
- - stimulates the spread of technology and ideas
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anti-globalization
- -is not natural
- - creates greater inequalities between rich and poor
- - promotes exports at the expense of local needs
- - poor countries forced to adopt trade liberalism
- - global economic system is unstable
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middle position of globalization
- - it unavoidable
- - offers opportunity, but creates problems
- - must be managed to reduce negative impacts
- - requires strong government (weak government have to accept globalization to create jobs)
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