the element of regional geography

1. The Elements of Regional
Geography
Name: Muhammad soddiqin shazulee bin Jainol
Abidin
Matrix Number:11DPI16F1038
Lecturer’s Name: Mohd Norulhisyam Bin Hassan

2. Contents
No. Contents
1 Introduction to World Regional Geography
2 Elements of Regional Geography
3 Definition Natural environment
Global Climate Change
Weather
Natural Hazard
Natural Resources
4 Definition Human Geographies
Language
Religion
5 Definition Politic Geographies
Type of Government
6 Definition Economic Geographies
Type of Economic Sectors

3. Introduction
•The World Regional Geography is a study about
the world’s regions.
•This study is divided into two main branches
which are:
•Physical geography
( natural resources, global climate change and etc.)
•Human geography
(language, cultural, politic, economics and etc.)

4. Elements
of
Regional
Geography
Natural
Environment
Human
Geographies
Political
Geographies
Economic
Geographies

5. Natural Environment
Natural Enviroment
Definition
•The set of living and non-living things on
Earth occurring naturally, without the
influenced by humans.
Examples:
Global climate change
Weather
Natural hazard
Natural resources

6. Global Climate Change
•Climate change refers to the rise in
average surface temperatures on
Earth.
•Also know as Global warming.
•Caused by human activities such as:
•Burning of fossil fuels
•Deforestation

8. Weather
•Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a
particular place over a short period of time.
Examples:
Sunny
Rain
Cloudy

9. Natural Hazard
 A naturally occur
disaster that will have a
negative effect on
humans.
Examples:
Earthquakes, Volcanic
Eruptions, Tsunami,
Landslides and many
more.

10. Natural Resources
•Natural resources are resources that exist
naturally without actions of humankind.
•All natural resources fall under two main
categories:
•Renewable
(water, animals and plants)
• Non-renewable Resources.
(oil and minerals)

12. Human Geographies
•A branch of geography dealing with how
human activity affects or is influenced by
the earth's surface.
•This study includes:
Languages
Religions

13. Language is a human
system of communication
that uses arbitrary signals
such as voice sounds,
gestures and written
symbols.
Five most spoken
languages in the world:-
•Mandarin Chinese
•English
•Spanish
•Hindi
•Arabic

14. Religion is a particular
system of faith, worship and
practices that define the
relations between human
being and sacred or divinity
(personal God or Gods).
Top three(3) religions:
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism

15. •Political geography is a branch of geography that
deals with human governments, the boundaries
and subdivisions of political units as nations or
states, and the situations of cities.
•The five main forms of power are:
• Monarchy
•Democracy
•Oligarchy
•Authoritarianism
•Totalitarianism.

16. Monarchy is a form of government in
which a single family rules from
generation to generation. Ex: UK
Democracy is defined as a form of
government in which power belongs to
the people. Ex: US
Oligarchy is a form of government in which all
power resides with a few people or in a
dominant group within the society. Ex:
Soviet Union
Authoritarianism is a form of
government in which people have no
participation. Ex: Cuba
Totalitarianism is a form of government in which
one person or political party exercises absolute
control. Ex: North Korea

17. Definition
•Economic geography is the study of the
location, distribution and spatial
organization of economic activities across
the world.
•Types of world’s economic sector:
•Primarily sector
•Secondary sector
•Tertiary sector
•Quaternary sector

18. Primarily
• The extraction of raw materials from the earth.
• Ex: farmers, coal miners and hunters
Secondary
• The transformation of raw materials into goods.
• Ex: seamstress, factory worker or craftsman
Tertiary
• The supplying of services to consumers and businesses.
• Ex: restaurant bartenders, accountants and pilots
Quaternary
• Intellectual activities, such as scientific research,
education and information technology.
• Ex: scholars, researchers and librarians