GEO 101 World Human Geography
Spring 2011
Lecture Outline

Before Lecture
Reading assignment for today: Greiner pp. 2-15.
Important Concepts from the textbook you should review before lecture (write a short definition): Geography, human geography, regional analysis, formal region, functional region, perceptual region, place, site, situation, space, absolute space, relative space, spatial variation, spatial association, distribution.

I have the following question(s) about the textbook reading:

Lecture Outline

“Geography is a discipline that encourages people to find a topic or region they are passionate about and explore its many different dimensions” Greiner pg. 4

What is geography?

Literal Definition

Geo=?

Graphy=?

Textbook Definitions

Geography is “the study of the spatial organization of human activity and of people’s relationships with their environments.”  Knox and Marston pg. 2

Human geography "A branch of geography centered on the study of people, places, spatial variation in human activities, and the relationship between people and the environment." Greiner pg. 5

Geography as the study of Human-Environment Interaction

Place

Uniqueness and Interdependence of Places

Why do Places Matter?

What makes a location a place?

Uniqueness of Places

Interdependence of Places

Location

• Nominal location
• Absolute location
• Relative Location
• Site
• Situation

After Lecture

What was the main point of today's lecture?

Important concepts covered in this lecture (write a short definition):

One thing I did not fully understand today is:

What did I learn today that I did not know before?