Intro to Geography
Introduction to Geography
Research paper week 7 I learned more than I anticipated while studying the Introduction to Geography. There are Four Geographic Traditions; Earth Science Tradition, Culture-Environment Tradition, Location Tradition and Area Analysis Tradition. The Earth Science Tradition covers physical geography such as landforms, natural resources, weather and climate. I found the text on natural resources to be very helpful, informative and important for our current economy. The Culture-Environment Tradition discusses population geography, spatial interaction and culture geography. During one of the class discussions about population I learned that in just 22 hours the world population increased by more than 233,000 people. The Location Tradition goes over economic geography, human impact on the environment and an urban world. While reading about the human impact on the environment I learned about the Great Garbage Patches and their impact on the wildlife. The Area Analysis Tradition covers the regional concept, discussing the nature of regions and how they apply to the traditions of geography. I believe that all four traditions of geography are important. Each one is important in a different way. For instance without the study of these traditions and the knowledge of how our cultures, population, spatial interaction, politics, and economics affect our earth, we would not know what affect we are having on our economy and environment. Not knowing how we affect something only prevents us from making changes to make it better. If I had to pick which of the four traditions I believe to be the most important I would pick the Earth Science Tradition. There are several reasons that I think the Earth Science Tradition is the most important. First, without the study of our physical geography and landforms we would not understand how our continents move or understand the rock cycle, tectonic forces, weathering, mass movement or erosional agents. Second,
Research paper week 7 I learned more than I anticipated while studying the Introduction to Geography. There are Four Geographic Traditions; Earth Science Tradition, Culture-Environment Tradition, Location Tradition and Area Analysis Tradition. The Earth Science Tradition covers physical geography such as landforms, natural resources, weather and climate. I found the text on natural resources to be very helpful, informative and important for our current economy. The Culture-Environment Tradition discusses population geography, spatial interaction and culture geography. During one of the class discussions about population I learned that in just 22 hours the world population increased by more than 233,000 people. The Location Tradition goes over economic geography, human impact on the environment and an urban world. While reading about the human impact on the environment I learned about the Great Garbage Patches and their impact on the wildlife. The Area Analysis Tradition covers the regional concept, discussing the nature of regions and how they apply to the traditions of geography. I believe that all four traditions of geography are important. Each one is important in a different way. For instance without the study of these traditions and the knowledge of how our cultures, population, spatial interaction, politics, and economics affect our earth, we would not know what affect we are having on our economy and environment. Not knowing how we affect something only prevents us from making changes to make it better. If I had to pick which of the four traditions I believe to be the most important I would pick the Earth Science Tradition. There are several reasons that I think the Earth Science Tradition is the most important. First, without the study of our physical geography and landforms we would not understand how our continents move or understand the rock cycle, tectonic forces, weathering, mass movement or erosional agents. Second,
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