Human GeographyGroup 1

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Created by Roiden Fredrich M. Fernandez

What is Human Geography?

• Human geography is one of the two major branches of

geography and is often called cultural geography. Human

geography is the study of the many cultural aspects found

throughout the world and how they relate to the spaces and

places where they originate and then travel as people

continually move across various areas.

What is Human Geography?

• Human geography includes language, religion, different

economic and governmental structures, art, music, and

other cultural aspects that explain how and/or why people

function as they do in the areas in which they live. 

ReligionHuman Geography

Religion

A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, 

cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an

order of existence.

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Major religious groups

Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Shintoism

Economic SystemsHuman Geography

What is Economic System?

An economic system is a system of production and distribution

of goods and services as well as allocation of resources in a

society. It includes the combination of the various institutions,

agencies, entities (or even sectors as described by some authors)

and consumers that comprise the economic structure of a given

community. A related concept is the mode of production.

Traditional Economic System

The work that people do, the goods and services they provide, how

they use and exchange resources… all tend to follow long-established

patterns. These economic systems are not very dynamic—things

don’t change very much. Standards of living are static; individuals

don’t enjoy much financial or occupational mobility. But economic

behaviors and relationships are predictable. You know what you are

supposed to do, who you trade with, and what to expect from others.

Command Economic SystemThe government controls the economy. The state decides how to

use and distribute resources. The government regulates prices

and wages; it may even determine what sorts of work individuals

do. Socialism is a type of command economic system.

Historically, the government has assumed varying degrees of

control over the economy in socialist countries. In some, only

major industries have been subjected to government

management; in others, the government has exercised far more

extensive control over the economy.

Market Economies

The economic decisions are made by individuals. The unfettered

interaction of individuals and companies in the marketplace

determines how resources are allocated and goods are

distributed. Individuals choose how to invest their personal

resources—what training to pursue, what jobs to take, what

goods or services to produce. And individuals decide what to

consume. Within a pure market economy the government is

entirely absent from economic affairs.

Mixed Economic System

Combines elements of the

market and command

economy. Many economic

decisions are made in the

market by individuals. But the

government also plays a role in

the allocation and distribution

of resources.

GovermentHuman Geography

Government

A government is the system by which a state or community is governed

Social ClassesHuman Geography

What is Social Classes

• Social class (or simply "class"), as in a class society,

is a set of concepts in the social sciences and 

political theory centered on models of 

social stratification in which people are grouped into a

set of hierarchical social categories,[1] the most common

being the upper, middle, and lower classes.

Example of Social Classes

Example of Social Classes

LanguagesHuman Geography

Language

Language is the human capacity for acquiring and using

complex systems of communication, and a language is any

specific example of such a system. The scientific study of

language is called linguistics.

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Top 5 Languages of the World

Mandarin Spanish English Hindi Arabic

MusicHuman Geography

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and

silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs 

melody and harmony),rhythm (and its associated

concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics,

and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.