Topic 2: The Elements of Regional Geography

-Natural Environment
-Human Geography
-Politic Geography
-Economic Geography

1. The Elements of Regional Geography

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. Natural Environment

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

6. Global Climate C hange 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

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

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

9. 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)

10. Human Geographies

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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 .

15. 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

16. Name: Nordiana Sharafina Bt Abu Bakar Matrix Number:11DPI16F1001 Lecturer’s Name: Mohd Norulhisyam Bin Hassan