7th Grade

Here are 5-2 notes. I will be having a notebook check on Friday. Be sure you have notes for Sections 1 and 2.

Mr. C

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 activities


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