1. STUDENT NAME : NORSYAZANA BT MASYEDI
MATRIXNUMBER : 11DPI17F1001
LECTURER’SNAME : EN MOHD NORULHISYAM BIN HASSAN
2. Elements of Regional Geography
-Natural Environment
- Human Geographies
-Political Geographies
-Economic Geographies
3. • The interactions between people and
natural environments are important.
• For many centuries, human activities
relied on natural resources.
• The growing seasons, water availability,
soil types and mineralsinfluenced the
locations and concentrations of people.
• Physical features such as oceans,
mountain ranges and desertsinfluenced
migration routes
4. Tropical Rainy Climates
-Absolutely no frost in region,
average temperature of the coldest
month at least 28ºC
Boreal Climates
-1 to 3 months with an average
temperature at least 10ºC
Polar Climates
-Extremely cold through the year,
average temperature of the warmest
month above 0ºC
5. Global Climate Change
-Climatic warming since the early 1800
resulted from Industrial Revolution that began
in Europe and spread to North America and
beyond
-The concern of global warming focuses on
the carbon gases that humans release into the
atmosphere by the burning of coal, oil and
gasoline
-Will probably enhance the greenhouse effect
and natural climatic warming
-If ice sheets melt and the ocean levels rise, it
will affect the large numbers of people who
live close to the ocean
6. Hazards and Resources
-Natural resources and hazards are distributed
unevenly around the world and have important
influences on regional geographic differences
-Natural hazards such as volcanic eruptions,
earthquakes, hurricanes and other storms and
floods pose difficulties and challenges for human
settlement
-They interrupt human activities for settling and
developing the region
-Hazards cause loss of life and destruction of
property. For instance, tsunamis in 2004, killing
230,000 people in 14 countries, Indonesia was
the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka,
India, and Thailand.
7. Natural Resources
-People use resources to maintain their living
systems and built environments.
i.Renewable Resources
- can be replenish naturally.
The best example is solar energy which
provides a constant stream of light and heat.
Water is also considered as renewable
resources. All renewable resources are,
however, ultimately limited if overused. For
example: the limit of local water supply along
the Nile River Valley
ii. Nonrenewable Resources : include oil,
natural gas, coal and minerals available in
rocks
8. Concerned with material traits, social structures and belief systems.
-Specific examples include language use, religious beliefs, dress, food and social
organization.
LANGUAGE
-Which includes speech, writing and signing; is a means of communication among people.
RELIGIONS
-Christianity has over 2 billion followers followed by Islam, 1.4 billion followers;
Hinduism has 900 million believers, Buddhism 500 million.
-Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the world’s most influential religions originating
from the same world region.
9. The study of how governments and political movements ( laborunions, political parties)
influence the human and physical geography of the world and its regions
A country’s economy can be divided into FOUR major groups of production:
i.Primary
-Concerned with the production of raw materials from natural resources, including
minerals, oil, gas, timber and fish
ii.Secondary
-Focuses on manufacturing and construction
iii.Tertiary
-Centreson the service industries
-Includes retail and wholesale trade, finance and legal industries, business service, the
media, information technology, health care and education services
iii.Quaternary
-Focused on the information-based services (legal, financial, media, internet)
