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Title: I. Human Systems


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I. Human Systems
CHAPTER 6
  • A. Economic Geography
  • B. Urban and Rural Geography
  • C. 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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1. Three types of economic systems
Section 1A. Economic Geography
  • a. traditional or subsistencepeople make goods
    for themselves and their families
  • b. marketfree enterprise, in which people choose
    what to buy and sell
  • c. commandgovernment makes major economic
    decisions

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2. Differences in levels of development
Section 1Economic Geography
  • a. Developed countries
  • i. high levels of industrialization
  • Ii. high standards of living, education, and
    health care
  • Iii. 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
B. Urban 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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2. Urban geography
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography
  • a. Urban geography describes urban settlements in
    various ways
  • i. location
  • ii. size and distribution
  • iii. land use
  • iv. 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.
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