Humanities (Human Needs Goegraphy concept)

Human needs
Fundamental human needs, according to the school of Human Scale Development^[1] developed by Manfred Max-Neef and others (Antonio Elizalde and Martin Hopenhayn), are seen as ontological (stemming from the condition of being human), are few, finite and classifiable (as distinct from the conventional notion of conventional economic "wants" that are infinite and insatiable).^[2]
They are also constant through all human cultures and across historical time periods. What changes over time and between cultures is the strategies by which these needs are satisfied. Human needs can be understood as a system - i.e. they are interrelated and interactive. In this system, there is no hierarchy of needs (apart from the basic need for subsistence or survival) as postulated by Western psychologists such as Maslow, rather, simultaneity, complementarity and trade-offs are features of the process of needs satisfaction.
Manfred Max-Neef and his colleagues developed a taxonomy of human needs and a process by which communities can identify their "wealths" and "poverties" according to how their fundamental human needs are satisfied.
This school of Human Scale Development is described as "focused and based on the satisfaction of fundamental human needs, on the generation of growing levels of self-reliance, and on the construction of organic articulations of people with nature and technology, of global processes with local activity, of the personal with the social, of planning with autonomy, and of civil society with the state."

Geography concept 

• 1. The Six Concepts of Geography Global Geography 12
• 2. Concept 1: Location “ Where did it happen?” Location can be either absolute (45° 34’ 44” N) or relative (approximately 40 km west of Halifax) Location provides the starting point for many types of geographic study LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!
• 3. Concept 2: Region Geographers use this as a method of grouping information into units of manageable size A region can be defined as an area of land that has consistent or easily recognizable features The scale or size of a region can vary greatly (ex. the Annapolis Valley vs. Africa) Region is not only based on physical features. Some regions are defined by cultural traits like religion (the Muslim world), language (the English-speaking world), income (LLDC’s, LDC’s and MDC’s) and political boundaries
• 4. Concept 3: Spatial Pattern Most of the events that geographers study can be found in more than one location or region in the world− this is what is referred to as spatial distribution Spatial pattern is when geographers can find a pattern of the same event in places that are far apart Example: Pg 11; Location of Suburbs, Location and Intensity of Air Pollution
• 5. Concept 4: Spatial Interaction The idea that an event in one location or region can lead to a change in another location or region some distance away Global interaction can have positive and negative impacts Example: Pg 11; Erupting volcano, Change in zoning
• 6. Concept 5: Human/Environmental Interaction Some spatial interactions are the result either of the impact the environment has on humans or the impact humans have on the environment In contrast to other spatial interactions, this type has impacts that are local; this means they are not usually noticed thousands of kilometers away Example: Pg 12; Open-pit mining, tornado
• 7. Concept 6: Culture When studying geography, we must take into consideration the idea of culture, or the customs and world view of a particular people Different cultures have different views on environment, the use of natural resources, and the best way of living in human communities Culture differences exist even among people living in the same region Can you think of any examples in the world?