Synthesis

Models are very important to human geographers. In human geography, models are not a three dimensional object, but more of an idea. This idea can usually be graphed or shown by a picture, but never really three dimensional objects. Models communicate important concepts in human geography that may be new or old. Some of the models have been altered over time but some have also stayed the same. How these models were figured out differs between each different model. There are many types of models. A few examples are the Demographic Transition Model, the Core Periphery Model, and the Gravity Model.
The Demographic Transition Model shows how countries population grows over time. This model was first discovered when geographers looked at the baptism and funeral church records in Great Britain. By looking at these records the geographers could see how the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) compared to the Crude Death Rate (CDR). The CBR is the number of live births per 1,000 people in the population per year and the CDR is the number of deaths per 1,000 people in the population per year. The data the geographers found revealed that before the industrial revolution the CDR and the CBR were high. Because both of these rates were high, there was low population growth in Great Britain. After they look at this time frame of data, they looked at the data for after the industrial revolution began, the CDR dropped due to increase in medicine and easier access to food. As the CDR was falling the CBR stayed at the same rate which caused a population explosion. In the late 1800s to the 1900s during two world wars, the CDR and the CBR both declined which caused a slow population growth. In most recent times the CBR and the CDR are both low which means a very slow or stabilized population growth. This specific model just shows how countries populations grow and the stages most of them take to get to a slow or stabilized population. Although this is just an example of one country, Great Britain, many other countries seem follow this pattern.
Another model is the Core Periphery Model. This model identifies the spatial distance from the core. This model was developed in 1963 by John Friedmann. One example to show the Core Periphery Model is Brazil and the cities of Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro. As overheating becomes a problem in the peripheral cities, many people are moving to the core cities. This is a problem because the peripheral cities are losing educated people. This can cause the core to fall because without educated people in the peripheral cities, the core will not have that support around it. All of the core cities developed for a specific reason that the peripheral cities do not have. Sao Paulo developed because of coffee exports, Rio de Janeiro developed because it is a port city.
One of the most important models in human geography is the Gravity Model. The Gravity Model predicts the movement of ideas and people between two places. This model has a formula states (population1 * population2) divided by the (distance^2). Since larger places attract people, ideas, and supplies more than smaller places and places closer together have a greater attraction. The gravity model includes these two features. For example, New York City and Los Angeles: New York City population is 8,244,910 and Los Angeles’ is 3,819,702. The distance between the two cities is 2,789.5 miles. If we use the Gravity Model (8244910*38197052)/(2789.5^2) we get 40472779.7617. The greater the final number, the stronger the bond between the two places. Although the model was created to anticipate migration between two places, it can be used now for traffic flow, flow of goods, people, and ideas. This model was developed by Tinbergen in 1962. Because this model is somewhat outdated and as time went on it is not as useful now as it used to be, William J. Reilly reconstructed the model to calculate between two places where customers will be drawn to one or another of two competing commercial centers.
Models are very important in human geography. Although some of the models are outdated, they usually get re-made to fit the current situation, or they do not need any change because they can fit the current situation. Models help explain concepts and why things happen. There are many more models than the three talked about that all play an important role in human geography.
From blogging about human geography and models specifically I have learned that models are very important.Throughout doing the blog I have seen that models can explain most all parts of human geography. What I struggled with most was finding credible research and a group on campus. Human geography is a very rare topic of groups so I was unable to find a group on campus that was for human geography. Also because blogging was a new form of writing for me it was just different for me to have to use this type of writing. I thoroughly enjoyed learning this new form of writing, and also learning more about human geography. All I hope is that through this blog, my readers also learned something new about human geography.

Party party party

As it is my freshman year in college I am figuring out what "college life" is all about. One aspect of college life is school. Another part is the social life. From some experience going out to parties I have seen certain trends. These trends range from the type of people, and the activities that go on.
At each different party with different people hosting you can see the type of people the thrower hangs out with. If I were to attend a party at a fraternity, I would mostly see frat boys, or sorority girls. Also at those parties, because they are more well known and have bigger houses, you see many people that do not have any association with that fraternity. If I were to attend a party at an athletes home, you will see many athletes. I have gone to parties at the baseball house and many of these parties are filled with other athletes.
The activities that go on vary. Some parties play games, others have music, and others may have just mingling amongst people. In my personal experience bigger houses and bigger parties have all three. There will be a room to play some games, a DJ, dancing, and lots of mingling. Some parties just have games and mingling. There are many different variations at these parties.
These different trends relate to human geography because it shows how people want to be with people similar to them, or where lots of people are. The activities that go on can show differences between the size of the party and it shows what the people there like.

Models

There are many many models in Human Geography that are very crucial to human geography. 1. Demographic Transition Model 2. Gravity Model 3. N.AM. Urban Models -Sector Model -Multiple Nuclei Model -Urban Realms Model 4. Models of Industrial Location 5. Von Thunen's Model 6. Epidemiologic Transition Model 7. Core Periphery Model 8. Modernization Model 9. Global Urban Model All of these models represent a certain part of geography. For example, the gravity model is ((population 1 * population 2)/ (Distance^2)). This model helps show how since larger places attract people, ideas, and commodities more than smaller places, the larger place will help the smaller place grow. Another example of a different part of geography is the von Thunen Model.

As shown in the image the von Thunen model shows what surrounds the cities and why. Keep in mind, the model was created before industrialization, so it is not completely true now. The farming and dairy is right near the main city because those are perishable items that need to be transported quickly. The next layer is forest, this is here because it is hard to transport such heavy items that are always needed so they need to be close to the city for transportation reasons. Third layer is extensive field crops. These are located at this level because grain lasts much longer than dairy and is light and easy to transport. The last layer, is ranching and animal products. This is the last level because their transportation is very easy because animals can transport themselves to be sold in the city, or butchered.
The two explained are just a couple examples of how all of the models are very important to every part of human geography!



http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa031601a.htm
http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/vonthunen.htm
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The Importance of Human Geography

Human geography is very important to many fields. Of thirty seven groups defined by the Association of American Geographers, six focus on world religions, five on population issues, five focus on economics, five focus on technique oriented interests, and five on physical geography. The other focus' include historical, political, and medicinal geography. There is also a bible group. With all of these different focus groups, it shows that geography is important in every day life.
With world religions as a focus, the studies done can show us how religions spread, how different religions interact with others, and how those religions have changed over time. This is important because it will help predict future trends, it could help prevent religions wars, and help historians shape history through religion.
With a group on population, the studies can help show the future. They will help because we can see the recent trends that have happened, and will help predict how the population in the future will be. This is important because it will help show if over-population will be a problem and if there is anything that needs to be done now.
The group on economics is very important. The group that studies economics will help show the economic state of many countries and how each activity has an effect on a places economy.
The group focusing on technique oriented interests, including remote sensing, and cartography helps with showing changes in the world. Cartography is map making, so with this the differences in the physical world are apparent. Remote sensing helps study places on earth, or the atmosphere that you cannot maybe necessarily get to. This is all important to see the physical changes of the world.
Physical geography is important to see how the physical world effects everything. The physical earth can effect how people travel, and why they live there. By studying this we can see why people flock to a specific area or why they do not live in a specific area.
All parts of geography are very important in day to day life.



Dear, Michael. "Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers , New Series, Vol. 13, No. 3 (1988), pp. 262-274." The Postmodern Challenge: Reconstructing Human Geography. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2012.

Place names

Toponym: A place name. This simple definition is very complex. Place names can come from a variety of different places and help show how that area was colonized, or who was there in the beginning. For example the border of Mexico and The United States cities have many Mexican names. Some of the city names in the United States are: San Antonio, Texas; Santa Fe, New Mexico; San Francisco, California; Tuscon, Arizona; and many more. These areas near this border have names that relate to the Catholic religion, or other Mexican culture pieces. This shows us that when this area was named, it was under governance, or ownership of the same group that governed, or owned, present day Mexico. Also, place names can relate to religion. For example, San Francisco is named for Saint Francis of Assis. Saint Francis of Assis was an Italian Catholic priest. The Catholic religion is big in Mexico because of the Catholic Spaniards that colonized the area.
http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/morphingmap.html
On this map it shows that as time went on, the USA gained more land. The final pieces of land they gained were more south. Before the USA gained this land, it belonged to Mexico, or the Spaniards that colonized in that area. Although the USA gained this land from them, the names of the cities did not change and that is why today we see these names in the USA.
There are other examples of this in many areas of the USA, and the rest of the world.


Toponym. The Free Dictionary by Farlex, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. .
Francis of Assisi. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. .

Go Tigers!

I waited a little longer to do this post until game one of the 2012 baseball World Series game between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers. I wanted to see how social networking was played into the game, and how people reacted to the game.
As a person basically raised in Michigan, born in Massachusetts, I have never been a big Tigers fan, until now. As they start there run in the world series, I seem to watch more and more Tigers baseball. Also, I see more and more people on social networking sites posting status' and tweets' saying "First Tigers post! GO TIGERS!" I was one of those who posted a tweet like this.
This relates to human geography because this shows why people act the way they do because of where they live. Many people in Michigan, who may not be truly from Michigan will post this sort of status because they are now part of that culture and support the team that is involved in the culture of those around us.

Demography of Grand Haven, MI vs. East Lansing, MI

Let's start with the basics- what is demography?
Demography is the study of the human population especially density, size, and distribution.
Located on the West Coast of Michigan, Grand Haven sits directly on the beautiful Lake Michigan. Grand Haven's population is 10,412 according to the 2010 census. Out of these 10,412 people, 4,931 are males and 5,481 are females (Grand Haven). The median age for the whole town is about 42.9 (Grand Haven). These are the basic stats of Grand Haven Michigan but as a tourist town, these demographics seem to change during the summer months. Being located directly on the lake Grand Haven accumulates many tourists that are visiting the lake. In the summer months there are many more people in Grand Haven. The majority of those people are younger and more able to enjoy all of the water activities. During one week of August, Grand Haven has their annual Coast Guard festival which brings in lots of people. During this week as tourists come in, many locals leave. The unofficial demography of Grand Haven changes with the seasons.
East Lansing Michigan, the home of Michigan State University has a bit different demography than Grand Haven. According to the 2010 census, East Lansing has a population of 48,579 people with about 23,574 males and 25,005 females (East Lansing). The median age is 21.6(East Lansing). These statistics differ so much from Grand Haven because of the college in the area. With East Lansing as a college town there is a much younger demographic. During the months of August to May there are many young adults roaming around the Michigan State University campus of East Lansing. On the off months (May-September), there are still many students or recent alumni that live in East Lansing, or are taking summer classes at MSU.
There are many factors that play into the demographics of any area. Another example is a military base which would consist mostly young males. The demographics are an easy way to figure out what may be going on in that area. Grand Haven MI. City-data.com, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. East Lansing MI. City-data.com, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.

Google Earth

Google Earth- is it a useful source, or an invasion of privacy? There are many examples of both. Google Earth can be helpful in search and rescue, illegal dumping, and building regulations. One example that goes both ways happened on Long Island, NY. As Google Earth became more accurate, the city building inspector could see all of the swimming pools. Because of Google earth, the inspector found 250 non-permitted pools and could fine all of these people. The pool example goes both ways because to many people, the fact that the government can see into your backyard is an invasion of privacy. Also, they city says that because they can now see these pools, they have the ability to see if they are safe for the children. Because one cannot choose weather or not Google sees your backyard, some people are concerned about their privacy. A big part to this is if Google Earth continues to work the way they do that this will be the end of privacy for all. Some suggestions of ABC to Google Earth are very simple. Give people the option if they want there backyard shown, and if they want there house shown on the "Street View."

Critical Argument

As I was searching for a critical argument on the field of human geography, I found it hard to find. Instead I am going to write this post on Malthusian, and the Neo-Malthusian theory. The Malthusian theory was brought to geographic attention in 1798 by a British economist named Thomas Malthus (Rosenberg P1).
Malthus stated that as population growth grew geometrically, resources grew arithmetically (Quizlet). Basically this means that population will grow at a faster rate, than the resources available causing poverty. The ideas that Malthus developed though, came before the industrial revolution. Also, in Malthus' theory, what people could eat depended on where they lived and what could be produced there. In the theory, he did not foresee that globalization would occur. In the time he developed his theory, he was not all wrong in what he was thinking because it was an early time where these things that happen now seemed crazy!
The Neo-Malthusian scholars continue to follow Malthus' original idea, just not every part of it (Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij 47). They continue to be alarmed by the population growth going on and believe it to be an issue that needs to be taken care of immediately. They realize that globalization has occurred and that ability to get food does not matter what your country, or area can produce. Even with all these factors, that differentiate from Malthus' original idea, Neo-Malthusians still believe that population growth is an issue.
Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. Wiley, 2012. Print
Quizlet. Happy Studies, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. .
Rosenberg, Matt. Thomas Malthus on Population. N.p., 9 Sept. 2007. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. .

Is western education really necessary in other cultures?

As most people have seen, western education has expanded throughout the world. What people haven't seen, is how cultures are being destroyed because of this "ideal education". These videos below are a trailer and a clip from "Schooling the World: The White Man's Last Burden." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnzVNO_J6sk&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Y5OJQGnjp64 The trailer for this video shows how culture is being diminished, and some of the younger generation don't even feel connected to their culture when it used to be the most important part. You can also tell how the older generations are upset that culture is being destroyed. A little girl tells us that when the native language is spoken in Ladakhi that child is punished! In the clip of the video, it brings it home. It shows how Native Americans were treated, and forced into schools. Also, it has some very interesting quotes from "higher" people at the time. It brings it home because we see that this doesn't just happen in foreign countries, but in our own.

How is A Countries Development Defined and Measured?

What does the term development even mean in terms of a country? To say a country is developing, is to say that progress is being made in technology, production, and socioeconomic well-being (Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij 337). Ways of measuring development fit into three major areas but beginning in the 1960s geographers started to compare the development between countries by the gross national product(GNP). The GNP is a measure of the total value of the officially recorded goods and services produced by the citizens and corporations of a country in a given year (Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij 337). In more recent years, the gross national income (GNI) has been used. The GNI calculates the monetary worth of what is produced within a country plus income received from investments outside the country minus income payments to other countries around the world (Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij 337). A few problems with calculation the development with the GNI is that it only takes into consideration formal transactions that the government can monitor. There are some countries that have a GNI less than $1,000 per year. With this low of a GNI, it seems impossible for people to be surviving but these countries have many informal transactions which the government cannot monitor.Another issue with the GNI is that it does not show how wealth is distributed. For example, the oil countries of the middle east, have a very high GNI. This is because they export lots of oil. Because the GNI is very high, it would seem as if ALL the middle east oil countries are doing well, but that is because with GNI there is no way to see what the wealth distribution is throughout the whole area. There are many more problems with GNI but in the end, it does do a pretty good job. Also, because of these problems many analysts have looked for alternate ways to measure economic development. Some analysts have focused on technology, and some on social welfare. What they found was that even when looking at different stats, they all share some similarities with GNI.

     Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. Wiley, 2012. Print

Professional Interview

For this blog post I have decided to ask my Human Geography instructor about his writings.

My first question was about the type of writing he does now as an instructor or what kind of writings he had to do to get into his position. He went on to tell me that he is still working towards becoming a professor and still has a bit to go, mainly writing! As far as the writings he had to do to get to his current position included analysis, and synthesis papers. Because he is a geographer, and an academic he has an interesting paradox. As a geographer he is working with what we see in the world, and as an academic he is working with ho people think about, understand, and construct meaning.

My second question was about his audience and how he writes toward those specific audience. His response stated that his specific audience recently have been other students. Because of this he needs to get fairly clear about the ideas he is dealing with. Also, clear about what researchers have said about these ideas and what they think of them. After that he looks through his own notes and thoughts to develop what he needs to say to an organization. After that he brings together bits and pieces of his thoughts and ideas and puts them together in a coherent way so that his audience can understand and it is clear to others.

He ended the interview with stating that another professor once said, "A piece is never really 'done.' You just reach a point when you have to stop working on it and send it off."

I can compare the type of writing explained to the type of writings by Alcott. With Alcott, the writing was straight to the point with no filler which is what this type of writing seems to be. They both will get to the point, and not go into many other points.

I would like to throw a thank you out there to Gary Schnakenberg for his time and answers!

Ethics

"No one statement can possibly cover the range of ethical matters confronted by geographers. The activities and styles of geographers are diverse, as are the contexts within which they practice their craft. Thus, any statement that seeks to be comprehensive will inevitably fail." 
From the American Association of Geographers a statement of professional ethics was published. From the above quotation, it is hard to have a simple code of ethics written up. Because of this, I will give the outline and then respond on that. 

I. Preamble
II. Professional Relations With One Another
     A. Avoiding Discrimination and Harassment
     B. Sustaining Community
     C. Promoting Fairness in Hiring
III. Relations with the Larger Scale Community
     A. Attributing Scholarship
     B. Evaluation Scholarship
     C. Self-plagiarism
IV. Relations with Students
     A. Instructional Content
     B. Pedagogical Competence
     C. Training Students with Funded Research
     D. Confidentiality
V. Relations with People, Places, and Things
     A. Project Design and Development
     B. Ethical Behavior during Field Research
     C. Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Minorities and Other Potentially Vulnerable Groups
     D. Research Involving Geospatial Technologies
     E. Reporting and Distributing Results
VI. Relations with Institutions and Foundations that Support Research
     A. Funding Research
     B. The Use of Results from Funded Research
VII. Relations with Governments
     A. Government Research Support
     B. Government Employment
VII. Conclusion-- Ethical Debate in Geography



This code has many parts, and is relate-able to many different fields. I believe all of these subjects are very important in a professional environment. All of these points will help you be a better professional and be helpful in your job. To choose one part to relate to as an example, the relations with people, places, and things is very important to me. I try my hardest to relate to all people on the level that they will understand. Also, I try to hear every side of the story and by doing so more knowledge is brought onto me. There are a few ways what I am doing in college is preparing me for my field. One way is simply being here, by being here I get to experience all sorts of different people with different ideas. Also, by interacting with these people, other students, TA's, Professors, counselors, and RA's I learn the different ways to approach these people. Another way college has helped me is the opportunity I have in the classes that I am able to take. By taking all of these different classes, I can experience all sorts of different fields and find what I enjoy. A final way that college has helped me with my field is moving locations. Being raised in a small quite town and moving to East Lansing was a big change in my life. The way things go around East Lansing is much different then the way things go in my home town. By having this move it shows me that there are many different types of settings around the world and it opens my eyes to another setting. 



Statement of Professional Ethics. American Association of Geographers, 1 Nov. 2009. Web. 1 Oct. 2012. <http://www.aag.org/cs/about_aag/governance/statement_of_professional_ethics>.

The Fives Theme of Geography

The five themes are derived from geography's spatial concerns.

The five themes are:

1. Location: Location is how the location of people and places affect what happens and why.
2. Human-Environment: Human-environment is the the relationship between humans and the physical world.
3. Region: Region is an area with common features. 
4. Place: Places on Earth have unique human and physical characteristics. 
5. Movement: Movement is the ability to move of people, goods, and ideas across Earth. 

These themes are what brings together the many sub-fields of human geography and help to explain to non-geographers what human geographers do.


 Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. Wiley, 2012. Print

Jobs

Even as I have been writing this blog, I have always wondered what kind of jobs are available in this field. In one of my human geography classes, the prof gave out a pamphlet called "Map Your Future" from the Michigan State University Department of Geography.In the pamphlet, there is a list of careers that MSU geography majors have discovered. The list includes:

• Environmental Consultant
• Public School Teacher
• Purchasing/Logistics Manager
• Economic Location Analyst
• Natural Historian
• GIS Analyst
• Forestry Technician
• Strategic Planning
• Earth Scientist
• National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
• Aerial Photo Interpreter
• Remote Sensing Specialist, CIA
• Cartographer
• Surface Water Analyst
• Climatologist
• Urban Planner
• Planning Coordinator
• Land Management
• Weather forecaster/meteorologist
• Real Estate Agent
• Remote Sensing Specialist
• GIS Specialist
• Battalion Maintenance Officer
• Computer Mapping Specialist
• Air/Water Quality Control Manager
• Soil Conservationist
• Secondary Education Teacher in Tanzania
• Systems Librarian
• Physical Scientist
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources Specialist
• Land, Community, Industrial, or Tourism Developer
• Transportation Modeler

Now from reading this, I, and hopefully my readers, also have a better understanding of the opportunities this field has.

Population

What is population? Population is simply the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region. Seems very simple but population is very complicated. There is no way to specifically say what the exact population at any given moment. There are many factors that play into the population. 

Some of those factors are the Crude Birth Rate(CBR) and the Crude Death Rate(CDR). The CBR is the number of live births per one thousand people, and the CDR is the number of deaths per one thousand people. A low CBR would be 10-20 births per 1,000 people, a high CBR would be 20-40 births per 1,000 people, and the average is about 20. A low CDR is less than 7 deaths per 1,000 people, a high CDR is greater than 15, and the average in 2009 was about 8.5. The death rate and the birth rate clearly effect the population. Different areas have different rates in both. If there is a high birth rate, and a low death rate, that specific population will be growing. If there is a low birth and high death,that population will not be growing. If there is a high/low death, and a high/low birth, that population will essentially be equaling out with a very slow population growth. The rates are dependent on location, technology, environment, and many other factors. 

Population is very hard to measure to an exact number. The CDR and CBR are just a few of the factors that play into the role of population. Population is forever changing. 

 Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. Wiley, 2012. Print

Scholarly vs. Article

As I was reading the article title "human geography" it came clear to me that articles are usually much easier to read, and more for the general public. In this specific article, many common words were used, and things were explained very well. If a word was not described well, or there was a possibility someone would need more explanation, there was a link to the definition of that specific word. Also, it was much shorter than the scholarly article, which may not always be the way it is, but in comparing these two, the article was much shorter. This specific article was a simple overview of Human Geography, and it does a great job explaining Human Geography. This article was very easy to read, and the style was good for the purpose and the audience.

The scholarly article titled "Human Geography Without Scale" is a much more complex article. This one is much more topic specific and includes geographical words, that usually only people studying geography would know. Also, there is some more complex words such as "juxtaposed" that would not usually be used in a common article. This scholarly article is much longer than the other article, but simply because it goes into much greater detail in the specific topic of scale. This scholarly article would be a great read for a geographer that can understand the full meaning of the context.


Briney, Amanda. Human Geography: An Overview of Human Geography. about.com, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/humangeography.htm>.

Marston, S. A., Jones, J. P. and Woodward, K. (2005), Human geography without scale. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 30: 416–432. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2005.00180.x
^ that last citation is directly from the websites "How to cite" tab.

Disease!

     Disease is a horrible horrible thing that goes on everywhere in the world. As technology, and medicine are becoming more relevant, disease is slowly becoming less of an issue, but new diseases and viruses appear everyday. One of geographers jobs is to be able to track where disease have been and where they will go. How geographers do this is with mapping and lots of case studies. Two very prevalent diseases are malaria and HIV/AIDS. Both of these diseases are transmitted in different ways, malaria is a vectored infectious disease and HIV/AIDS is a non-vectored infectious disease.
     The term vectored states that the disease is transmitted by a intermediary vector. In malaria's case that vector would be the mosquito. The mosquito will sting an already infected person, suck up their parasite infected blood and the next time that mosquito stings someone, some of the parasites are injected into the new person, who then becomes infected. The mosquito is not the only type of vector. Fleas, flies, worms, snails, and many other vectors can carry disastrous diseases. On the day you read this, 3000 people will die from malaria.
    The term non-vectored disease states that the disease is transmitted through direct contact between host and victim. The touch can be very common like a handshake, or very uncommon like a sexual touch. HIV/AIDS is a disease that is transmitted primarily through sex and secondarily through needle sharing in drug use.
    Geographers track both of these disease by looking at the death rates, infant mortality rates, and the life expectancy in countries. By looking at these figures they can figure out if the disease is getting worse, or getting better. Also they can see how the disease is spreading by looking closer at specific towns and seeing if the disease is there, or if it has had any effect on humans in that area.

 Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. Wiley, 2012. Print

Questions

1. What is the history of this field?
     -Geography was much more relevant in the early days. From ancient times through the 19th century geography was very descriptive but as time went on after the 19th century, geography became more analytical. Now geography is vaguely taught in schools, which can construe the way people look at geography.
2. What is human geography?
     -Human geography is the study of people and places.
3. What are some advances made in human geography recently?
     -The advance in technology all around has made human geography more precise and a more interesting field. Specifically computers and remotely sensed imaging.
4. What is globalization and why does it effect human geography?
     -Globalization is a set of processes that are increasing the interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening interdependence without regard to country borders. In simple terms this means the merging of countries throughout the world. Globalization is important in human geography because as the world becomes more globalized the difference between people and places minimizes.
5. What is the difference between human geography and physical geography?
     -Human geography is the study of human phenomenon on Earth, while physical geography is the study of physical phenomenons on Earths surface.
6. How are human and physical geography connected?
    -Human and physical geography are connected because as human phenomenons increase in the world, physical phenomenons are slowly decreasing because of human impact.
7. What jobs come out of this field of study?
8. What education is needed to get a job in this field?
9. How does this field define success?
10. What are some prerequisites to start in this major?

I could not find the answers to the final four questions because in the text book I am using it does not explain the things that lead up to becoming a geographer, it lets the reader know what geography is all about. I could find these answers on the internet if need be.


 Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. Wiley, 2012. Print