GEOG 1020 Lecture 1: What is Geography
13 Jun 2018
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***"Geography is everything and everything is geography"***
Defining geography:
Difficult subject because it encompasses past, present, future,
local, global
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One of the oldest disciplines in the world
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Know the significance of places, not just the names and where
they are
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Thinking about why and where we are
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Lack of true understanding of the world
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Hurricane Irma:
Less coverage on Cuba because of bias
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Hurricane Sandy:
New York, impacted stocks greatly
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Not localized events, consider global impact**
Fort McMurray Fires ---> oil prices went up
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Ebola outbreak ---> travel restrictions
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Borders are not containments
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Using landmarks to identify places
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Study of Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments
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Social science, study of human society and social relationships
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Physical science, study of inanimate objects, astronomy
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Bridges social and natural science
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Location
Absolute location
Longitudes and latitude
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Relative location
Direction related to where we are
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Place
What it's like
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What it's there
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Why it's there
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How we feel about it
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Objective location with both uniqueness and
interdependence with other places
house
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Subjective location
Home
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Human/Environment interaction
How we change the environment
CO2 into atmosphere ----> bigger hurricanes
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How the environment affects us
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Movement
How places are connected/linked
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Regions
How places can be grouped
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Scale
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What is Geography?
Monday, September 18, 2017
8:31 AM
