1. 3. Physical Systems
1.1. Climate,land, water, plants and animal life.
2. 4. Human Systems
2.1. Human activities and their relationship to the cultural or physical environments.
2.2. -Movement
3. 5. Environment and Society
3.1. HEI: Human Environment Interaction
3.2. -How people and the environment affect one another.
3.3. ADAPTION: Humans change their behavior to adjust to the environment Example: House on stilts Airconditioning Solar Panels MODIFICATION: Humans change the environment to fit their needs Example: cutting down trees for farmland Mining Building a Dam Terrace Farming
4. 1. The World in Spatial Terms
4.1. Spatial- relating to space (not outer space, just a space)
4.2. Location: Absolute, Relative
5. 2. Place and Regions
5.1. Places: What is it like? What is Katy like?
5.2. Regions: Formal , Functional and Perceptual
5.2.1. Formal: the region is defined and has set boundaries. Characteristics of this region are the same throughout the space -> these can be common physical or cultural characteristics
5.2.2. Functional: incorporates a central hub (node) and a surrounding area that is connected to the central hub.
5.2.3. Perceptual: defined by people's attitude or feeling about an area -based on their own perception -reflects individual mental maps -can stem from stereotypes -there are no set or defined borders
6. 6. The Uses of Geography
6.1. What do we use Geography for?
6.1.1. We use Geography for our everyday lives, so we can know where the earthquakes come from, or when people use Google Maps and need some architecture or to look at different materials or just to explore, they can see different expedients people went on to give you what you need.