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Climate has a direct impact on the biogeographic distribution of the natural vegetation. Human GEOGRAPHY is not as easily broken down into subdisciplinary areas as is physical geography. Geographers seek to develop an awareness of the qualities of a place that make it special.
Climate has a direct impact on the biogeographic distribution of the natural vegetation. Human GEOGRAPHY is not as easily broken down into subdisciplinary areas as is physical geography. Geographers seek to develop an awareness of the qualities of a place that make it special.
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Climate has a direct impact on the biogeographic distribution of the natural vegetation. Human GEOGRAPHY is not as easily broken down into subdisciplinary areas as is physical geography. Geographers seek to develop an awareness of the qualities of a place that make it special.
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and the little moisture that is left is now spread out over a wider area.
The downwind (or leeward) side is in the rainshadow of the mountain (Figure 1.4).
Climate and Biogeography
Climate has a direct impact on the biogeographic distribution of the natural vegeta- tion in a region. In fact, the two are often inseparable. The major factors of climate that affect vegetation patterns are humidity (precipitation) and temperature. High humidity and high temperature are associated with lush, green vegetation, such as that found in tropical rain forests. High temperature and low humidity are associ- ated with arid, desert vegetation. Humidity becomes less important as temperatures decrease. The lowest temperature regions are associated with spruce coniferous trees (found in most of Siberia and Canada) and tundra (a treeless type of grass and moss found in the northern extremes of the continents). Between these three extremes (1: high temperature and humidity, 2: high temperature and low humidity, and 3: low temperature) is a mixture of evergreen trees, deciduous trees (those that lose their leaves in winter) and grasslands.
1.3 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Human geography is not as easily broken down into subdisciplinary areas as is
physical geography. In very general terms, however, it is possible to identify an eco- nomic geography branch (including population, urban, transportation and other related geographies) and a cultural geography branch (including historical geography, environmental perception and human ecology). In all areas of geography, there is con- siderable crossover with other disciplines (such as economics, history and biology). However, geographers tend to maintain a unique perspective in their emphasis on space, place and regional phenomena.
Place and Space
Geography deals with two basic areas of inquiry about the world around us: place and space. Geography seeks to portray accurately the character of places. Place loca- tion (where is it?) is fundamental to understanding a place’s characteristics. Place description (what is it like?) is part of the art of geography. These are the types of questions that most people would readily identify with geography. Geographers attempt to develop an awareness and understanding of the qualities of a place that make it special. We say that places that exhibit these special qualities have a strong sense of place; they are places that have a personality and significance and are often remembered long after we have left them. Places are points of presence. A place exists and has a location. Geographic places exist in geographic space – typically some location on the surface of the earth. Other, non-geographic places also exist. These are mostly fictional places, but can also be virtual