Urban environments - Geography URBANISATION: a process where an increasing proportion of the population lives in towns and cities‚ and there is a reduction of people living in rural areas URBAN REGENERATION: Slum clearance: the removal of old‚ port quality housing Peripheral housing estates: new estates on the edges of towns Regeneration and modernisation: upgrading of existing housing stock CAUSES: Rural urban migration: This is because of push-pull factors: for example people came
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from the rest of the world which caused very few conflicts to occur with other early civilizations. However due to this separation from other civilizations‚ China did not have as much influence in technology or culture from other civilizations. 2. What is the most ancient philosophy in China? The most ancient philosophy accepted in China is called Dao which was the appreciation of a balanced life without excess of anything. PATTERNS IN CLASSICAL CHINA 3. What kind of things would cause
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3. Was colonial rule a transforming‚ even a revolutionary‚ experience‚ or did it serve to freeze or preserve existing social and economic patterns? What evidence can you find to support both sides of this argument? Colonial rule transformed many societies in terms of ways of working‚ more independence for women‚ and the spread of religion. New ways of working emerged that spurred on the development of these colonial states. Although coerced labor remained‚ cultivation systems in areas like Indonesia
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Afghan Militia Bases * Classify the Dispute and Shape * The Taliban are Muslim fundamentalists‚ with a strict interpretation of Sharia law and a notorious treatment of women. * Afghanistan is a land locked nation-state in a compact shape. * It shares a border with Pakistan. * Pakistan is an elongated state. * The border between the two states is elongated. * Pakistan and Afghanistan are separated by a desert. * These attributes allow the conflict to continue
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There are only a few religions that can claim the adherence of large numbers of people. Geographers distinguish two types of religion: universalizing and ethnic. Universalizing religions attempt to become global‚ and appeal to all people‚ regardless of where they may live in the world‚ not just to those of one culture or location. An ethnic religion appeals primarily to one group of people living in a single place. “About sixty two percent of the world’s population adheres to a universalizing religion
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Basic concepts Intro A. Contemporary geography is the scientific study of the location of people and activities across Earth. Reasons for distribution B. Difference between historians and geographers. Geographers- ask where things are and why they are there Historians-organize material but time Geographers- organize material by place Historians- study the logical sequence Geographers- study the logical arrangement C. Local diversity and globalization Modern communications and technology
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Russia Becomes a Magnet for U.S. Fast-Food Chains By Andrew Kramer This article explains the expansion of all the different fast-food restaurants in Russia and delves into Papa John’s. Also‚ it talks about their owner in Russia‚ Christopher Wynne who had previously worked in the U.S. In this article‚ the concept of cultural landscape is used in a way in which the fast food industry decides to modify the traditional landscape of Russia‚ with it not having fast food restaurants‚ to now having
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2) Situation identifies a place by its A) mathematical location on Earth’s surface. B) unique physical characteristics. C) primary dimensions. D) location relative to other objects. E) nominal location. 3) Site identifies a place by its A) location relative to other objects. B) mathematical location on Earth’s surface. C) unique physical characteristics. D) primary dimensions. E) nominal location. 4) New York City’s ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and
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a. Social Location- the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. In the city of Mumbai‚ there is a thriving city and successful businesses like Bollywood. It’s beautiful‚ but in the center there is 1 square mile area that is different. This is the slum called Dharavi. To the unknown eye‚ Dharavi is a dirty poor district that has nothing to give to the community. There is garbage that is dug through‚ poverty‚ and disease. That is what you would think upon
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Thrift (2002)‚ provides a general overview of geography as a discipline. His work gives a summary of the success‚ problems and the way forward for geography. He did a good work by buttressing his argument with specific examples‚ such as the landscape ecology evolution in geography at the University of Edinburgh. Also‚ he made mention of the success human geography is making in the public policy sector‚ which came up last three weeks in our class discussion and is a central theme is this week’s reading
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