Intro to Geography
Geography is divided into what two major subfields?
Physical geography and human geography
This term describes the process by which businesses and organizations operate on a global scale
Globalization
Unit 3 examines culture. What term describes the human imprint on the physical environment?
Cultural landscape
Which subfield studies how human activity affects or is influenced by Earth's surface?
Human Geography
McDonalds expanding to India is an example of what concept?
Globalization
In Unit 4, political power is expressed geographically in terms of control over what three things?
Land, people, and resources
Give one example of what physical geography covers
Climates, river systems, or distribution of wild plants/animals
Define sustainability
Practices that meet present needs without compromising future generations ability to meet theirs
What major historical event kickstarted industrialization and global economic change in Units 6 & 7?
Industrial Revolution
Human geography tries to explain the different _______ we see across Earth, from skyscrapers to suburbs
Landscapes
Gender refers to what?
The way society defines differences between males and females
In Unit 6, what term refers to the development and movement of people to cities?
Urbanization
What is at the heart of human geography?
Curiosity about the world, observable patterns, and how we explain them
People who understand the wider world and their place in it are called what?
Global citizens
Unit 6 focuses on cities. What term descries the structures and facilities needed for a society to operate?
Infrastructure