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geography - "Earth-Writing" What are 3 things geographers write about? - People, Places and Patterns. region - a collection of places or a sizable area with common characteristics 3 Characteristics of Regions - Has a location Has a boundary Can be measured formal region - areas of the earth with a coherent unifying characteristic functional region - type of region defined by the networks and connects between the parts of the region vernacular region - regions that are perceived by local inhabitants or members ("Aggieland") Regional Geography - "Geography of Texas" is a regional geography course. Map - A graphical representation of reality Cartogrophy - The art of Map-Making Components of a map - Title ScaleLegend Date Grid Direction Diffusion - Geographical spread of ideas, innovations, and attitudes through human contact and communication. Migration - The relatively permanent movement from one place to another. Place Utility Theory - Says that people will make rational choices to migrate. internal relations - the interactions between the various components of the region external relations - the interactions between counterpart regions absolute location - exact and precise location relative location - location that is not exact and is typically perspectivist site - the local scale of a pace, including the immediate terrain, natural resources, and human settlement How did humans first come to the Americas? - Migrated from Siberia across the land bridge to North America. What is Clovis? - An archaeological site that puts humans arriving in Texas approximately 13,000 years ago.Map Scale - the relative dimension ratio of reduction or enlargement in picture, map, etc. situation - the relative location of a place columbian exchange - the two-way exchange of people, plants/animals, and cultures between the New World and Old World since 1492 Columbus Discovers America - Discovers the Americas in 1492. Might be the greatest cultural and ecological event in world history. What diseases were exchanged between the New and Old World? Who was most effected by them? - Measles, Smallpox, Tuberculosis, Flu, Pertussis and Malaria. The Native Americans were most impacted by disease. Components of Columbian Exchange in Texas: - Diffusion of culture, European migration, Native Americans, links to the Old World like Africa and Asia. European Diffusion of Culture in Texas - Imperial powers were competing against each other. Explored and charted new lands and claimed them for the crown. Europeans bring ideas like organization and how to use space, and structures like economic and political organizations. European Migration - Most came from the Iberian peninsula, like the Spanish Conquistadors. However there was central European migration as well, like French. What regions did Europeans immigrate to? - Mexico and Peru (existing civilization locations) The Tropics (Early Plantation Economics) Northern Mid-Latitudes (U.S. and Canada) Southern Mid-Latitudes (Brazil, Argentina and Chile) language - the shared system of meanings as