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What are Geographical Issues?. What is an issue?. An issue is a matter of concern, discussion, debate or dispute. Geographical Issues. Geographical Issues are areas of concern that arise due to changes in both physical and human environments.
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What is an issue? • An issue is a matter of concern, discussion, debate or dispute
Geographical Issues • Geographical Issues are areas of concern that arise due to changes in both physical and human environments
To be classified as a geographical issue, the issue should: • Be the subject of widespread community discussion and debate (e.g. in the Media) • Be viewed over a period of time and at a variety of scales, ranging from local to global • Have a spatial dimension • Have an ecological dimension
Spatial Dimension • Spatial Dimension tells us where things are and why they are there • e.g. Most waste is produced in large cities - (where) In most cities the population is extremely large - (why)
Ecological Dimension • Ecological dimension describes the interaction between people and the environment and the effect they have on each other • e.g. Waste can be linked to increasing population and the over-consumption of natural resources
Issues we will be looking at • Air quality • Coastal management • Land and water management • Waste management • Urban growth and decline • Spatial inequality
Air Quality • Air pollution is the contamination of the atmosphere from toxic substances eg carbon monoxide • Air quality becomes a problem when pollutants are toxic enough to affect life on earth e.g. asthma
Coastal management • Coastal management is all about managing the human development along the coastline
Land and water management • Is the sustainable use of our land and water for future generations • Problems include: erosion, salinity, land clearing, introduced species, water quality
Waste management • Wastes are substances that have no further use • If disposed of in land, water or air they are potentially harmful to humans and the environment
Urban growth and decline • Urban growth and decline is the change in demographics in a certain area
Spatial inequality • Inequalities and social injustice can occur when resources and rewards are not distributed evenly • Spatial inequality describes where inequalities occur and the reasons for these inequalities • Inequalities can be identified between countries, rural and urban areas, within cities, between ethnic groups and socio-economic class
Activity • Using the internet find an example of a recent geographical issue? • Once you have found an article please demonstrate how it fits the classification of a geographical issues