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Areal Differentiation: Introduction, Criticism of Areal Differentiation

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Areal Differentiation and Regional Synthesis

Introduction

Areal differentiation is the process by which geographers construct regions to describe and interpret the differences in different areas of earth surface. It is the study of the way human and physical phenomena interact and vary over the surface of earth. It is like chorography and traditional regional geography. Chorography was mainly …

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Areal Differentiation: Decline of Regional Geography After 1950՚s, Developments After 1970՚s

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Decline of Regional Geography After 1950՚s

As we saw above, Schaefer led the change from regional geography to systematic studies. Major factors affecting the decline of regional geography after 1950՚s are:

  • Schaefer argued for the adoption of the philosophy and methods of positivism leading to a science whose goal is to identify “morphological laws.”
  • Regional geography was considered as a device for areal differentiation.
  • I…

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