APHG NOTES UNIT 1
Subject:
Human Geography [1]
Pattison’s Four Traditions (1964): W.D. Pattison
-earth-science: physical geography (not one of the Five Themes)
-locational: spatial tradition (location)
-man-land: human/environmental interaction
-area-studies: regional geography
Five Themes of Geography (1986): GENIP
-location: position; situation of people and things
-human/environmental interaction: reciprocal relationship b/w humans & env.
-region: area on Earth’s surface marked by a degree of homogeneity (uniformity) of some phenomenon
-place: uniqueness of a location (or similarity of two or more locales); phenomena within an area
-movement: mobility of people, goods and ideas; phenomena between areas
Anthropogenic: Caused or produced by humans