Unit 1 Chapter 1 pp. 23-32 Notes Scale: 2 definitions in geography: The distance on a map compared to the distance on the Earth The spatial extent of something To explain a geographic pattern or process requires looking across scales. Geographers can make different observations at different scales Example in book (pg 23): Distribution of material wealth from scale of globe-?North America-?Washington DC Rescale (also known as jumping scale): to involve players from other scales to create a global outcry of support for their position (political) Regions: geographers divide the world into regions for analysis An area that shares similar characteristics Formal region: must choose (one or more )physical or cultural criteria Has shared physical or cultural trait