chapter 3. types of geographic interaction interaction is the influence of people, places, and...
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Chapter 3
Types of Geographic InteractionInteraction is the influence of people, places,
and things on one another.Is dailyTwo different types of Interaction
Area Interaction Connections people have with their surroundings Connections between places
Environmental interaction Influences between people and the environment
Types of Interaction
Area Interaction: Local Global scale
Describes the types of connections made between different places
People, products, and information move between places, they start influencing one another
Fashion trends Local Scale
Describes how people connect to the places around them, in their community and nieghbourhood
Local plaza Parklands
Local ScaleNeighbourhood
The region surrounding a person or place The more we know about our neighbourhood
changes the way we think about it Mental maps – images of places we know
Community Refers to a place where people live Can be district, town, or city Includes neighbourhood but goes beyond
School is in the neighbourhood Workplace of a family member is farther away
Area Interaction - DistantInvolves people moving from place to place
and also the exchange of information and products
Because of technology, communication of knowledge and traveling farther made easierJourney that took days to complete can now be
done in a matter of hoursDevelopments in communication has had the
effect of shrinking the distance between places.
The Global VillageAccessibility describes how easy or difficult it
is to interact with a place.Bridges make places more accessibleGlobal Village is the result of improvements to
transportation and communications systems.Worldwide interaction allows us to experience
changing trends in music, fashion, and entertainment
Makes us aware of the serious human and environmental problems the world faces
Environmental InteractionPeople interact with the environment is part
of a cause-effect relationshipClimate factors such as temperatures, length
of growing season and precipitation helps decide what crops grow in a particular areaOranges grown in Florida but not in CanadaWheat grown in Canada but not a common
crop in AfricaRelationship between climate and crops
Climate is the cause, crop is the effect
Environment Affects PeopleEnvironment influences many human activities
Ice hockey is a Canadian sport due to our cold winter temperatures
World class skiers come from mountainous regions such as Austria, Switzerland, and northern Italy
UK developed a strong navy because it is an island and water protects it from invasion
Mountains provide protection from invasion, many countries have mountain ranges as their borders
People change the EnvironmentPeople change environment to suit their
needsCreate indoor environment that allows
different activities.Built ice rinks to enjoy hockey in FloridaPeople build dams and canals to protect their
county from the North seaGreen house to grow tomatoes (cause is the
energy used to heat greenhouses and effect is the production of tomatoes)
Irrigation Project Gone WrongPeople change environment for better but find
out that their effort was negativeIrrigation is a system that takes water from
one area and uses it in other areasIrrigation project in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan located in desert region of central Asia
Kara Kum Canal carries water from the Amu River to irrigate cotton fields
Irrigation made the dessert nation one of world’s largest producers of cotton
Irrigation Project (cont.)Flow of water from Amu River into Aral Sea
reducedCaused a drop in water level of Aral SeaEnvironmentalists fear that Aral Sea is drying upBecome too salty that majority of fish are deadCauses fish industry in region to collapse
Irrigation project created serious environmental problems
Cause-effect relationships between human actions and their environmental effects were not fully understood