Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World (5th Edition)
Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134117010
Author: Lester Rowntree, Martin Lewis, Marie Price, William Wyckoff
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.1R
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The difference between areal differentiation and areal integration.

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Answer to Problem 1.1R

The differences between and within the regions are known as areal differentiation. Areal integration refers to the links between and within the regions.

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Geography is the study dealing with the Earth’s surface. The major responsible factor in geography is describing and explaining what differs in one region of the world from another region. The geographical term concerning all the above things is called areal differentiation.

Geographers are also enthusiastic about the links between different regions and the way in which they are connected. This type of study is called areal integration. It is stated in another way that the way in which places interrelate with a different place.

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