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Lecture notes geography (GEO200) The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, Global Edition

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class notes for unit 11- industry and energy unit 12 - services and settlements and unit 13 urban patterns

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The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 12th Edition by James M.
Rubenstein:


**Unit 11: Industry and Energy**


* Overview of industry: defines the process of transforming raw materials into finished goods
* Types of industries:
+ Primary industries: extract raw materials from natural resources (e.g., mining, logging)
+ Secondary industries: process raw materials into finished goods (e.g., manufacturing,
construction)
+ Tertiary industries: provide services to support primary and secondary industries (e.g.,
finance, transportation)
* Energy sources:
+ Fossil fuels: coal, oil, natural gas
+ Renewable energy: solar, wind, hydroelectric
* Energy consumption and production:
+ Global energy consumption: increasing demand for energy
+ Global energy production: fossil fuels dominate, but renewable energy growing
* Industry and economic development:
+ Industrialization: transformation of an economy from agrarian to industrial
+ Deindustrialization: decline of industrial sector in an economy


**Unit 12: Services and Settlements**


* Overview of services:
+ Defines the provision of intangible goods and services
+ Examples: education, healthcare, finance, tourism
* Types of services:
+ Public services: provided by governments (e.g., police, fire department)
+ Private services: provided by businesses (e.g., retail, hospitality)
* Settlements:
+ Urban areas: cities and towns with high population densities

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