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Human Geo Unit 3
Human Geography (Gt-Ss2) (GEO 106)
Colorado Mountain College
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Spatial Distribution: The arrangement of phenomenon across the earth’s surface
Distribution: The arrangement of a feature in a space Three types – density, concentration, pattern
Density: The frequency of which something occurs. Arithmetic – the total number of objects in an area Physiological – the number of persons per unit area of suitable agricultural land Agricultural – number of farmers per area of farmland
Concentration: The spread of something over a given area Clustered – close together Dispersed – far apart
Pattern: The arrangement of objects in space
Culture: Customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a group of people in tradition
Hearth: Where an idea originates
Acculturation: The spread of cultural traits from one society to another
Diffusion: The spreading of a feature or trend from one place to another. Relocation – spreading through physical movement. Expansion – Spreading in a snowballing process Contagious – rapid widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population – example - influenza Hierarchical - The spread from authority or power to other people – example – political leaders or hip hop music Stimulus – the spread of an underlying principal though the characteristic itself might diffuse – example – principals from Apple computer though the company diffused.
Globalization of Culture: Globalization due to interchanging beliefs and customs
Globalization of Economy: Globalization due to business
Environmental Determinism: Physical environment dictates the social environment
Possibilism: Humans have the ability to adjust to the environment
UNIT II: Population
Demography: The study of human populations
Over Population: The definition of over population is having too many people and to little resources
Carrying Capacity: The largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can support
Doubling Time: The time it takes for a population to double
Four most over populated regions/Sparsely populated regions in the world (Over populated): East Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Western Europe
East Asia: One fifth of the world’s people live in east Asia. The region borders the pacific ocean. East Asia includes: eastern China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.
South Asia: Another one fifth of the world’s population lives in south Asia. South Asia includes: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Southeast Asia: The world’s third largest population cluster is in southeast Asia. A half billion people live in southeast Asia. The islands are: Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo), Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
Western Europe: World’s fourth largest population cluster. Contains one ninth of the world’s population. Most of Europe’s people live in cities. This region ranges from Monaco to Russia.
Human Geo Unit 3
Course: Human Geography (Gt-Ss2) (GEO 106)
University: Colorado Mountain College
