GPHY101 EXAM

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Dec 6, 2023

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a. What does Geographical Imagination mean and why is it important? (1 mark) Geographical imagination is the way we as individuals perceive things based off our unique experience. It is the way we envision relationships between places, people, and environments. It is important because it creates critical thinking as we must consider all factors (culture, politics, ecology etc.) relate to a geographical context. It promotes spatial awareness and informative decision making while analyzing different locations. b. Explain one way the above image [*the stark boundary between low and high-income areas of Sao Paulo, Brazil] might influence someone's geographical imagination. (i.e., What types of ideas would it promote? What types of political actions/opinions might it inspire?) In your answer, define and explain the relevance of TWO of the following terms (2 marks each): i. Migration ii. NIDL iii. Nationalism iv. Racialization v. Slum vi. Peri-urbanism The image above might influence someone’s geographical imagination to think more in depth about the lack of spatial justice between low and high-income areas. Spatial justice referring to unequal distribution of resources and opportunities between the low and high-income. The picture addresses the segregation between various urban environments. It could inspire political action to advocate for social justice as well as policies to change the gap between the two incomes to improve the slum living conditions. Slums are an area where the living conditions are extremely poor, with inadequate housing and lack of access to basic amenities. The relevance of slums to the geographical imagination is that they represent the differences in living based off socio-economic status and social inequalities. They highlight the poor urban planning of these areas. Slums also show a lack of spatial justice as the
distribution of resources and opportunities is clearly not equal or equitable. The second term that is relevant to the geographical imagination is migration. Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. It is relevant in the case of the stark boundary between the low-income and high-income in Sao Paulo, Brazil because often times low-income cities have a higher concentration of migrants. So, it is relevant because looking at the migration patterns can give insight to the socio-economic boundary between low and high-income. c. Describe an alternative geographical imagination, that contrasts the one you described above in part b. (1 mark) an alternative geographical imagination that contrasts the one above could highlight the positive and the potential for change. Focusing on opportunities for shared resources.
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