ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
WHAT IS ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY?
Nguyen Hoang Nam, PhD
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❑ Definitions
❑ Basic concepts of geography and economics
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Economics
Economic
geography
Geography
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❑Geography: Description of the earth surface
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❑Economics: careful management of economic resource
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“Economic geography is the study of the location,
distribution and spatial organization of economic
activities across the space” (Clark et al., 2003)
Economics –
careful
management
of economic
resource Economic geography -
aims to explain the
spatial configuration of
economic activities and
the relationships
between activities
located in space
Geography -
Description of
the earth
surface
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Basic concepts…
❑… of Geography
▪ Absolute location: position of things, places on the map based on
fix point on the Earth (one grid on the map). E.g. Hanoi: (capital
city) 21° 1' N, 105° 51' E
▪ Relative location: is position of place, things or people in relation
to the others. E.g. South of China, East of Thailand, West of Pacific
Ocean
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❑… of Geography
▪ Absolute distance: total space between things, or objects (measured
in meter, centimeter or kilometer).
▪ Relative distance: a measure of social, cultural and economic
relatedness or connectivity between two places despite their absolute
distance from each others
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❑… of Geography
▪ Place: An area with definite or indefinite boundaries; a portion
of space
− Place occupies specific location on the earth
− Place is unique in terms of natural features (e.g.
environmental and landscape conditions) and human
features (e.g. culture, social life, government, policy,
economic activities)
▪ Region: An area with common characteristics that are different
from those of surrounding areas
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Basic concepts…
❑… of Economics
▪ Economic distance: physical distance * the cost of transport *
weight of good demanded/supplied or to be acquired
▪ Market: is not just a place or a physical structure. More
significantly, market means people with the desire and with the
ability to buy and sell a specific product
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❑ Patterns of unevenness
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Quiz 1
1. Select 1 place
2. Describe natural and social characteristics of that place
3. How these features affect the economic activities of
the selected place?
4. Waste networks and environmental process?
5. Territory power?
5. The concept of scale?
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