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Key Themes in Human Geography

Key Themes in Human Geography. You probably already know this, but… http://geog.tamu.edu/sarah/humangeog.html. Key Themes. Disclaimer… Review of key themes Resources Questions. The Disclaimer…. I am a professor… I do not know anything about the test…

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Key Themes in Human Geography

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  1. Key Themes in Human Geography You probably already know this, but… http://geog.tamu.edu/sarah/humangeog.html

  2. Key Themes • Disclaimer… • Review of key themes • Resources • Questions

  3. The Disclaimer… • I am a professor… • I do not know anything about the test… • If you already know the key concepts and themes, please feel free to leave

  4. Key Themes in Human Geography

  5. Nature and Perspectives… • The key to success…

  6. Environmental Perspective

  7. Spatial Perspective

  8. Population • Malthus Model of Population Change • Population at geometric rate • Production at arithmetic rate • Result? • Malthusian Checks? • Criticisms…

  9. Cultural Patterns/Processes • Diffusion • Types • Expansion diffusion • Relocation diffusion

  10. Cultural Processes and Patterns • Diffusion • Processes • Dissemination of information about the innovation • Adoption of innovation

  11. 1953

  12. 1959

  13. How about in the real world? Agriculture and Rural Land Use • Von Thunen’s Model of Land Use $$$ $/2 $ Market $$ 1/2 1 10 Land 5 Transportation Costs $35 $5 $20 .50 Intensity of production and type of land use varies with distance from the market.

  14. Industrialization & Development • Weber’s Model • Transport costs • Labor costs • Economies of scale • Economic Sector Theory • Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary • Rise and fall of sectors with development Least cost location

  15. Sectors of the Economy Tertiary Percent of Workforce Secondary Quaternary Primary Time

  16. Cities and Urban Land Use • Central Place Theory • Central Place: a town or city that provides a common location for obtaining goods and services • Market Area: the hinterland (surrounding area) served by a central place • Range: the distance a customer will travel for a specific good or service • Threshold: purchasing power of customers/consumers that supports provision of good or service

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