The geographical diversity is the set of physical, human and cultural elements, differentiated from each other, that converge in the same relatively small geographic space that is part of the same zone, region or country.
Diversity is expressed in the various physical characteristics of a region or space, such as climate, vegetation, fauna, bodies of water, existing types of relief and landscape, among others.
Also in the human or cultural characteristics of the inhabitants of a particular region (physiognomy, language, land use, architecture, customs, food, etc.).
Geographical diversity: definition
The term diversity refers to the difference and variety of people, animals or things that inhabit or coexist in a given area.
The word diversity comes from Latin various . Describe the multiplicity or abundance of existing species or things. There is biological, linguistic, sexual, cultural, geological, gender, etc. diversity.
However, that set of natural or artificial elements that differ from one another by size, color, texture, origin, chemical composition and uses, and make up a sector or region, have one feature in common.
When all these elements coexist within the same geographic space, relatively small or delimited and differentiated from others, then this multiplicity of factors or elements happens to be called: geographical diversity.
Examples of geographic diversity
The city of Vigo is an example of geographical diversity, due to the particular microclimate that it possesses with respect to other towns of Galicia.
This differentiating feature makes the city have clearer skies and cooler temperatures than the rest of the Community.
Another example of geographic diversity is Mexico. In this country"12% of the planet's terrestrial diversity is represented.
Virtually all known terrestrial vegetation types (...) and some ecosystems, such as the Cuatrociénagas wetlands in Coahuila, are only found in Mexico."
A region or country where different reliefs and climates coexist, such as valleys, mountains and deserts, and water resources such as beaches, lakes and rivers, is an example of geographic diversity.
But also, the university campus where students of different nationalities meet, is also part of the geographic and cultural diversity offered or presented by that university.
Geographic diversity is expressed in the places where students come from and their ethnic origin.
An enrollment of 350 Spaniards, 112 English, 82 Portuguese, 33 Latin American, 8 French, 2 Indians and one Chinese is a good example of geographical diversity.
In a figurative sense, the issue of geographical diversity is now recurrent in politics. In the presidential elections of countries like the United States, United Kingdom, France or even Spain, just to mention a few, electoral strategies are created to attract the vote of legal immigrants, whose number grows every year.
Also, in real estate and investment business, this topic is being debated and is frequently mentioned in newspaper articles or advertisements.
Companies are calling attention to geographic diversity, understood as synonymous with specific public, living within a diverse community (a city).
References
- Geographic Diversity. Consulted from new-learn.info
- Roxanne Ocampo. Geographic Diversity as a College Selection Strategy. Retrieved from collegexpress.com
- Geographic diversity. Consulted from urbandictionary.com
- Geographic diversity in the classroom. Consulted from prezi.com
- Geographic diversity. Query from k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au
- The biological diversity of Mexico. Retrieved from conabio.gob.mx