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Land Use Chapter 5 Section 2
Land Use and Culture • Environments- natural surroundings – Places on the same latitude line use the land differently based on culture. Ex. Georgia/Japan • Culture & Landscapes – culture can also shape environment – Ex. terrace farming – Developed vs. developing – ex. irrigation
Land Use and Economic Activity • Three stages of economic activities – Geographers use stages of economic activity as a way to understand land use – First-level activities – Second-level activities – Third-level activities
• First- level activities – People use the land and resources directly – People interact directly with the land – Most of the world’s land is used for first level activities – Ex. Hunting – Logging – Fishing – Farming – Developed nations use only a small percentage of the land for first level
• Second-level activities – Manufacturing- large scale production of goods by hand or machine – Second-level people process product from first-level activities – Ex. Turning trees into paper or lumber – Ex. Crude oil into fuel – Manufacturing, especially in urban areas is an important land use in developed nations
• Third- level activities – The delivery of the products made from second-level activities – Ex. Lumber delivered to Lowes – Ex. Fuel delivered to a gas station – This level does not produce a product – This level works directly with the consumers or businesses – Services are clustered in urban areas especially in developed countries
Changes in Land Use • Colonization- a movement of new settlers and their culture to a country – People change the land to fit their cultural practices – People also find new ways to earn a living based on the land in their new country – Ex. Crop and livestock farming did not exist in Australia until Europeans arrived
• Industrialization and Sprawl – Industrialization- machine powered production – Started in the 1800’s- know as the Industrial Revolution – Lead to the formation of cities – 1900’s suburbs grew out of cities. Aided by the invention and easy access to cars and highways – Sprawl- The spread of cities and suburbs
Land Use and Culture • Environments- natural surroundings – Places on the same latitude line use the land differently based on culture. Ex. Georgia/Japan • Culture & Landscapes – culture can also shape environment – Ex. terrace farming – Developed vs. developing – ex. irrigation
Land Use and Economic Activity • Three stages of economic activities – Geographers use stages of economic activity as a way to understand land use – First-level activities – Second-level activities – Third-level activities
• First- level activities – People use the land and resources directly – People interact directly with the land – Most of the world’s land is used for first level activities – Ex. Hunting – Logging – Fishing – Farming – Developed nations use only a small percentage of the land for first level
• Second-level activities – Manufacturing- large scale production of goods by hand or machine – Second-level people process product from first-level activities – Ex. Turning trees into paper or lumber – Ex. Crude oil into fuel – Manufacturing, especially in urban areas is an important land use in developed nations
• Third- level activities – The delivery of the products made from second-level activities – Ex. Lumber delivered to Lowes – Ex. Fuel delivered to a gas station – This level does not produce a product – This level works directly with the consumers or businesses – Services are clustered in urban areas especially in developed countries
Changes in Land Use • Colonization- a movement of new settlers and their culture to a country – People change the land to fit their cultural practices – People also find new ways to earn a living based on the land in their new country – Ex. Crop and livestock farming did not exist in Australia until Europeans arrived
• Industrialization and Sprawl – Industrialization- machine powered production – Started in the 1800’s- know as the Industrial Revolution – Lead to the formation of cities – 1900’s suburbs grew out of cities. Aided by the invention and easy access to cars and highways – Sprawl- The spread of cities and suburbs
