Lecture 5 Geographical dimensions

Lecture 5 Geographical dimensions

Dimensions

Physical dimension 

•  Climate 
•  Environment
•  soil
•  water

economic dimension

• distribution of prosperity
• GDP
• Employment
• trade relations core/perifery/semi-pefrifery
  

Politieke dimensie

• belangen van burgers
• conflicten over ruimte
• manier van besturen land
• wie heeft de macht
  

cultural-social dimension

• The way people live / society
• religion
• values & norms

geographical scale level

• zoom in / zoom out

1. globlal scale level ( world)
2. international  scale level(continentaal)
   
3. national scale level 
4. regional scale level
5. local scale level
   

Watch the clips 

Nike/ H&M = fashion industry (Shein) 

Assignment 5 is about the hidden "cost/effects" the production process. For example: McDonalds makes a lot of profit but also indirectly has a lot of negative influence on the physical and demographic dimension (environmental pollution and health).

Assignment 5