AP Human Geography Westlake High School
Geography
matters in the contemporary world because it can explain human actions at all scales
Globalization
force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope The scale of the world is shrinking
The
geography of your visit to the grocery store or restaurant
Food
coffee oranges pork wheat
Place of Origin
Ethiopia South Asia, India China, South Asia Near East
Current Production
Tropics US, Mediterranean Worldwide US, Russia, Argentina
tea
oats pepper
China
Near East South America
Asia
Temperate Climates Americas, Asia
a.k.a.
multinational corporations Conducts research, operates factories, and sell products in many countries, not just where the company is headquartered Modern technology provides the means to easily move money, materials, products, technology, etc around the world
Every
place in the world is part of the global economy Globalization has heightened the economic differences among places Spatial division of labor regions workers specialize in a particular task
Globalization
Globalization
Bad?
Good?
Promotes global culture and economy? Communications Revolution
Preserve local economic autonomy and cultural traditions? September 11,2001
Spatial
Thinking
Key Idea of the Year: Human activities are not random! Therefore, neither is the cultural landscape
The
arrangement of a feature in space 3 main properties
Density Concentration Pattern
The
frequency with which something occurs in space
Density: total number of objects in an area (large population doesnt always mean high density- China) Density: number of persons per unit area of arable(farmable) land Density: number of farmers per unit of arable land
Arithmetic
Physiological
Agricultural
The
extent of a features spread over space Items close together = clustered Items relatively far apart = dispersed Concentration is not the same as density Two neighborhoods could have same housing density but different concentrations
clustered dispersed
The
geometric arrangement of objects in space Some places are organized. Some places are irregular
Time-Space
Compression The reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place Distant places seem less remote and more accessible to us than ever
Networks
chains of communication that connect places Media networks, Transportation systems
Barriers
can be physical (ocean, mountains) or cultural (language, traditions) Distance Decay the farther away one group is from another the less likely they are to interact
The
process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time Hearth place from which something originates 2 types of Diffusion
Relocation Expansion
The
spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
The
spread of a feature from one place to another in a snowballing process Three Types
Hierarchical Contagious Stimulus
The
spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places Political(idea), social(fashion trend), or place of power(urban to rural)
The
rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population without regard to hierarchy and without requiring permanent relocation of people Use analogy of the flu spreading World Wide Web quick way to spread ideas
The
spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself fails to diffuse We liked some of Apple Mickey Ds in India
Hearths
of Global culture and economy
North America Western Europe Japan
Uneven
development
Headquarters of multinational corporations located here Non-essential jobs moved to lower cost areas
Products made in China
Japanese Corp
