Human Systems

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Human Systems
CHAPTER 6

• Section 1 Economic Geography
• Section 2 Urban and Rural Geography
• Section 3 Political Geography

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Objectives
Section 1Economic Geography

• What are the three main types of economic
  systems?
• How are developed countries and developing
  countries different?

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Three types of economic systems
Section 1Economic Geography

• traditional or subsistencepeople make goods for
  themselves and their families
• marketfree enterprise, in which people choose
  what to buy and sell
• commandgovernment makes major economic decisions

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Differences in levels of development
Section 1Economic Geography

• Developed countries
• high levels of industrialization
• high standards of living, education, and health
  care
• good infrastructure, with global market economies
• Developing countries
• poorer nations, with lower standards of living,
  education, and health care
• based mainly on farming, with fewer jobs in
  services or manufacturing
• includes most of Africa, Asia, Central and South
  America, Pacific islands

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Objectives
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography

• How have people used land throughout human
  history?
• How does urban geography describe human
  settlements?
• What are some of the ways people use land in
  rural areas?

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Using the land
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography

• for hunting and gathering
• for agriculture
• for cities

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Urban geography
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography

• Urban geography describes urban settlements in
  various ways

• location
• size and distribution
• land use
• urban problems

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Rural land use
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography

• The key economic activity is agriculture.
• subsistence
• market-oriented
• Rural land is also used for forestry, mining, and
  recreation.

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Objectives
Section 3Political Geography

• How are government and geography connected?
• What are three main types of geographic
  boundaries?
• How do conflict and cooperation affect
  international relations?

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The study of government is an important aspect of
geography.
Section 3Political Geography

• This includes
• how governments divide and control Earths
  surface
• how governments rule their people
• how governments interact
• how culture influences government

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Types of geographic boundaries
Section 3Political Geography

• naturalbased on physical features
• culturalbased on culture traits
• geometricbased on regular, geometric patterns

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Role of conflict and cooperation in international
relations
Section 3Political Geography

• Conflict divides countries, often over issues of
  nationalism or political and economic
  differences.
• Cooperation helps solve political and economic
  problems and bring countries together.