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7 Themes of HumanGeography

1.Geography: Nature and Perspective

• Key Concepts– Location, Space, Place, Pattern, Regionalization

and Globalization

• Key Skills– Maps, Spatial Data, Define Regions

• New Geographic technologies– GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS

LOCATION: Relative

LOCATION: Absolute 29.46385 N, 98.48559 W

2. Population

• Analysis of Population– Density, Distribution, Composition

• Population Growth and Decline– Historical Trends, Patterns of Mortality

• Population Movement– Migration, Refugees

Demographics7th Largest City 1.2 million people

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3. Cultural Patterns

• Concepts of Culture

• Cultural Difference– Language, Religion, Ethnicity, Gender

• Cultural Landscapes– Environmental impact of cultural attitudes

4. Political Organization of Space

• Territorial Dimensions of Politics– Boundaries

• Evolution of Political Patterns– Nation-State, Colonialism, Democratization

• Changes and Challenges– Fragmentation, Terrorism

REGION: Political - Education

PLACE: School Districts

5. Agriculture, Rural Land Use

• Development and Diffusion of Agriculture• Major Agricultural Production Regions• Rural Land Use and Settlement Patterns• Modern Commercial Agriculture

6.Industrialization and Economic Development

• Growth and Diffusion– Industrial Revolution, Economic Cores and

Peripheries, Industrial Location

• Contemporary Patterns, Impacts– Levels of Development, Globalization, Natural

Resources, Women in Development

7. Cities and Urban Land Use

• Development and Character of Cities– Edge cities

• Models of Urban Systems– Rank Size, Central Place Theory, Gravity

Model

• Internal City Structure– Sector Model, Multiple-Nuclei

• Built Enviroment– Housing, Infrastructure, Patterns of Race

SPACE

SCALE

REGION: Physical - Edward’s Aquifer

PLACE: ToponymsNames reflect history

PLACE: The EconomySan Antonio’s FORTUNE 500

P A T T E R N :

Arrangements of objects in relation to other objects

MOVEMENT: Push or Pull?Immigrant Admissions FY'91-'98: Top Ten Countries

Rank Country No. of Immigrants1 Mexico 12,1812 Philippines 8943 Vietnam 8204 China * 6285 India 5486 Canada 4547 United Kingdom 3968 Germany 3149 Soviet Union 31210 Korea 290 * Includes Hong Kong and Taiwan. ** Partial data.  • The San Antonio MSA accounted for the fifth

largest number of Texas' legal immigrant settlement recorded by the INS since the 1990 Census (after San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso and Ft. Worth). The average annual settlement rate since FY'91 has been nearly 4,000 immigrants.

MOVEMENT: Push factorsKelly AFB Closed 1995

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

GLOBALIZATION: NAFTA

GLOBALIZATION: NBA

BIBLIOGRAPHYLocationhttp://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lgcolor/txcolor.htm

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/tx.gif

Region: • http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/waterusgsgov/water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri994155/images/fg1.jpg

Place• http://www.ima.army.mil/southwest/sites/newcomers/bexar_county_districts.jpg• http://www.herculesvanlines.com/images/san_antonio.jpg• Restaurants-on-the-Riverwalk-San-Antonio-TX-Photographic-Print-C11945672.jpeg http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Walter-Bibikow• U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2000

Movement• http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_researchdde0_supHUMAN• http://www.sanantonio.gov/edd/redev/military/kellyusa.asp?res=800&ver=true

Human-Environment Interaction• http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/• http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/charts.html

Globalization• www.tsn.ca/news_story. asp?ID=154414&hubName=n...• http://www.bestsportsphotos.com/image.php?productid=16906