Coastal geography

communuication” and reading about cultural and behavioral geography in the reading for this week, I have come to notice how many factors have truly influenced my mental map. In the reading “Intro to geography” by Dahlman Renwick the definition of behavioral geography is “how our perception influences our behavior” and the images one imagines when thinking of these perceptions is our mental map. I did not know how influential my behavioral geography was on myself until I came to college. I had…

Space - defined as “the distance from other people or things that a person needs in order to remain comfortable” - is a rudimentary concept invoked at various times in an individual’s life. Often it is regarded as a form of punishment, enforced through “timeouts” in the vestigial stages of childhood and through a rather gruelling process called “grounding” during adolescence. However, as the years progress, the concept of space is suddenly deemed as a positive, fundamental part of personal…

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Throughout this course we’ve examined Appalachia as a separate and distinct region within the United States. The question of whether it’s a subculture or a colony is rather muddy at best. The Oxford Dictionary defines subculture as: “A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture”. While this is true of Appalachia to some degree, the problem lies within its geographical area and the large number of subcultures that live in…

In its simplest form, geopolitics can be defined as the ‘theory and practice of politics at a global scale with a specific emphasis on the geographies that both shape and result from that politics’ (Dittimer and Sharp, 2014, p3). Therefore, we can view geopolitical analysis as the examination of politics on a global scale in relation to the physical geography that defines it. Debatably, geopolitical analysis is beginning to lose its relevance in today’s world where the nature of politics and…

1). Geographic literacy to me means being able to properly identify major countries around the world, and understand conflicts present across the Earth and the different viewpoints of different people. Along with what I previously mentioned, I think geographic literacy also includes understanding the Earth and the effects humans are having on it, and realizing that things are changing constantly. I believe the difference between geographic literacy and illiteracy is whether or not a person lives…

Judy Martz once stated “Everything has to do with geography.” I believe that she is correct, because geography covers basically anything that has to do with the Earth. For example, it covers population, maps, geographical grids, human activity, spatial patterns, and so many other things. Geography classifies material spatially, always asking the questions “where” and “why”. Geographers employ several different, fundamental concepts to explain why every place is unique and somehow connected to…

1___Scale is a geographic tool for creating and interpreting maps. Scale also has a broader meaning for geographers, as the relationship between any phenomenon and Earth as a whole. 2___A region is an area characterized by a unique combination of features. 3___A formal region is an area within which everyone has one or more distinctive characteristics in common, whereas A functional region is an area organized around a node or focal point. 4___An example of a functional region is the…

Geography is the study of places and relationships between people and their environments. When studying the geography of the world, we look at the lands and features that the Earth provides us with. The big world that we live in is specifically composed of physical, regional, and political geography. Physical Geography is the branch of geography that discusses the environment and the actual components that make up the environment we live in. This branch of geography looks at the natural…

(IHL). Of the 8 universities, only Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees in geography. Jackson State University, Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Mississippi State for Women, and Mississippi Valley State University offer no geography degrees. However, some of them offer geography related degrees. Mississippi State University The geoscience department at Mississippi State University is celebrating centennial year…