The geographical diversity is the set of physical, human and cultural elements, differentiated from one another that converge in the same relatively small geographic space that is part of an area, 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 (appearance, language, land use, architecture, customs, food, etc.).
Geographic diversity: definition
The term diversity refers to the difference and variety of people, animals or things that live or coexist in a given area.
The word diversity comes from the Latin diversitas. Describe the multiplicity or abundance of existing species or things. There is biological, linguistic, sexual, cultural, geological, gender diversity, etc.
However, this set of natural or artificial elements that differ from each other by size, color, texture, origin, chemical composition and uses, and make up a sector or region, have a characteristic 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 is called: geographic diversity.
Examples of geographic diversity
The city of Vigo is an example of geographic diversity, due to the particular microclimate it has compared to other towns in Galicia.
This differentiating characteristic makes the city have clearer skies and more pleasant 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.
Practically all known types of terrestrial vegetation (…) 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, likewise, the university campus where students of different nationalities converge is also part of the geographical and cultural diversity that this university offers or presents.
Geographic diversity is expressed in where students come from and their ethnicity.
An enrollment of 350 Spaniards, 112 English, 82 Portuguese, 33 Latin American, 8 French, 2 Indian, and one Chinese is a good example of geographic diversity.
In a figurative sense, the issue of geographic diversity is now recurring in politics. In the presidential elections of countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France or even Spain, just to mention a few, electoral strategies are created aimed at capturing the vote of legal immigrants, whose number grows every year.
Also, in real estate and investment businesses, this topic is being debated and is frequently mentioned in newspaper articles or advertisements.
Companies are drawing attention to geographical diversity, understood as a synonym for a specific public, which lives within a diverse community (a city).
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- The biological diversity of Mexico. Recovered from conabio.gob.mx